| query | You can use h__ to describe something that no one wants to deal with, often because it has been illegally obtained and is very valuable or famous.You can use hot to describe something that no one wants to deal with, often because it has been illegally obtained and is very valuable or famous. If too much publicity is given to the theft, the works will become too hot to handle and be destroyed. |
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| word | hot |
| full-definition | adjective Something that is hot has a high temperature. When the oil is hot, add the sliced onion. What he needed was a hot bath and a good sleep. Metal-handled pans can get really hot and burn you. Hot is used to describe the weather or the air in a room or building when the temperature is high. It was too hot even for a gentle stroll. It was a hot, humid summer day. My small greenhouse gets very hot when the sun is shining. If you are hot, you feel as if your body is at an unpleasantly high temperature. I was too hot and tired to eat more than a few mouthfuls. My head was reeling. I felt hot all over. You use hot to talk or ask about how high the temperature of something is. They are called incandescent lights, and their colour depends on how hot they are. Remember that the top of the oven will be hotter than the bottom. Hot food is intended to be eaten as soon as it is cooked, as opposed to food that you eat when it has cooled or that you do not cook at all. If you live alone, you might not want to cook a hot meal every day. You can say that food is hot when it has a strong, burning taste caused by chillies, pepper, or ginger . ...hot curries. ...a dish that's spicy but not too hot. A hot issue or topic is one that is very important at the present time and is receiving a lot of publicity . The role of women in war is a hot topic of debate. Hot news is new, recent, and fresh. ...eight pages of the latest movies and the hot news from Tinseltown. You can use hot to describe something that is very exciting and that many people want to see, use, obtain, or become involved with. The hottest show in town was the Monet Exhibition at the Art Institute. When I was last there, the hot place was the Royal Bachelors' Club. You can describe someone as hot if you think they are sexually attractive. This girl is incredibly hot. You can use hot to describe something that no one wants to deal with, often because it has been illegally obtained and is very valuable or famous. If too much publicity is given to the theft, the works will become too hot to handle and be destroyed. You can describe a situation that is created by a person's behaviour or attitude as hot when it is unpleasant and difficult to deal with. When the streets get too hot for them, they head south in one stolen car after another. A hot contest is one that is intense and involves a great deal of activity and determination . It took hot competition from abroad, however, to show us just how good Scottish cashmere really is. If a person or team is the hot favourite, people think that they are the one most likely to win a race or competition. Atlantic City is the hot favourite to stage the fight. Someone who has a hot temper gets angry very quickly and easily. His hot temper was making it increasingly difficult for others to work with him. |
| inflections | hotterhottesthotshottinghotted |
| cefr-level | A1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1
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