18 April 2007

Word for the Day: Hot

It's like thios word has been mentioned many times throughout the day. Well, I guess that's what you get for hanging out with two girls who watch series in tv, which would usually have that sex (read: gender) factor.

Well, I'm hot.


hot
[hot] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, hot·ter, hot·test, adverb, verb, hot·ted, hot·ting, noun
–adjective
1.having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
2.having or causing a sensation of great bodily heat; attended with or producing such a sensation: He was hot with fever.
3.creating a burning sensation, as on the skin or in the throat: This ointment is hot, so apply it sparingly.
4.sharply peppery or pungent: Is this mustard hot?
5.having or showing intense or violent feeling; ardent; fervent; vehement; excited: a hot temper.
6.Informal. having a strong enthusiasm; eager: a hot baseball fan.
7.Slang.
a.sexually aroused; lustful.
b.sexy; attractive.
8.violent, furious, or intense: the hottest battle of the war.
9.strong or fresh, as a scent or trail.
10.absolutely new; fresh: a dozen new mystery stories hot from the press.
11.requiring immediate delivery or correspondence; demanding priority: The hot freight must be delivered by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, or we'll lose the contract.
12.Slang. skillful in a reckless or daring way: a hot pilot.
13.following very closely; close: to be hot on the trail of a thief.
14.(of colors) extremely intense: hot pink.
15.Informal. popular and commercially successful; in demand; marketable: The Beatles were a hot group in the 1960s.
16.Slang. extremely lucky, good, or favorable: A poker player has to have a hot hand to win the pot.
17.Slang. (in sports and games) playing well or winningly; scoring effectively: a hot pitcher.
18.Slang. funny; absurd: That's a hot one!
19.Games. close to the object or answer that is being sought.
20.Informal. extremely exciting or interesting; sensational or scandalous: a hot news story.
21.Jazz.
a.(of music) emotionally intense, propulsive, and marked by aggressive attack and warm, full tone.
b.(of a musician) skilled in playing hot jazz.
22.Informal. (of a vehicle) capable of attaining extremely high speeds: a hot new jet plane.
23.Slang.
a.stolen recently or otherwise illegal and dangerous to possess: a hot diamond necklace.
b.wanted by the police.
c.dangerous.
24.Informal. in the mood to perform exceedingly well, or rapidly, as during a burst of creative work: Finish writing that story while you're still hot.
25.actively conducting an electric current or containing a high voltage: a hot wire.
26.of, pertaining to, or noting radioactivity.
27.Metalworking. noting any process involving plastic deformation of a metal at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization due to the strain: hot working.
–adverb
28.in a hot manner; hotly.
29.while hot: Garnish the potatoes with parsley and serve hot.
30.Metalworking. at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization: The wire was drawn hot.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
31.Chiefly British Informal. to heat; warm (usually fol. by up).
–noun
32.the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
33.get hot, Slang. (in sports and games) to become very effective or successful; score or win repeatedly or easily.
34.hot and bothered, Informal. excited, aroused, or flustered: This mistake isn't worth getting hot and bothered about. Also, all hot and bothered.
35.hot and heavy, Informal. in an intense, vehement, or passionate manner: They argued hot and heavy for 20 minutes.
36.hot under the collar. collar (def. 23).
37.make it hot for, Informal. to make something unpleasant for; cause trouble for: Ever since their argument the principal has been making it hot for the new teacher.

[Origin: bef. 1000; 1920–25 for def. 23; ME ho(o)t, OE hāt; c. D heet, ON heitr, Sw het, Dan hed, G heiss]

hotly, adverb
hotness, noun

1. heated; fiery, burning, scorching; scalding, boiling; torrid, sultry. 4. biting, piquant, sharp, spicy. 5. fervid; fiery, passionate, intense, excitable, impetuous; angry, furious, irate, violent.
1. cold.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

1 comment:

anne margaret cordero said...

7.b!!!!
another round of gushing over Chad Michael Murray, anyone? hehehe... I know this is insignificant but for the sake of comment-length, I fell in love with Superman while watching Superman Returns.. I kept singing the Five for Fighting song for about a week. bskan la mn gd gnplay sa movie.. hehehe.. kate bosworth was/is pretty.. pancit molo with shrimp.. chorus: allergic ka?