hot
hot is a 3-letter English word with 28 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Hight. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- of Hight
- imp. & p. p. of Hote.
- superlative. Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air.
- superlative. Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.
- superlative. Lustful; lewd; lecherous.
- superlative. Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.
- of Hote
- adjective. marked by excited activity
"a hot week on the stock market"
- adjective. charged or energized with electricity
"a hot wire"
"a live wire"
- adjective. having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
"hot fuel rods"
"a hot laboratory"
- adjective. of a seeker; very near to the object sought
"you are hot"
- adjective. having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
"hot for travel"
- adjective. very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
"a hot sports car"
"a blistering pace"
- adjective. newly made
"a hot scent"
- adjective. very good; often used in the negative
"he's hot at math but not so hot at history"
- adjective. used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
"hot stove"
"hot water"
- adjective. extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
"a hot temper"
"a hot topic"
- adjective. recently stolen or smuggled
"hot merchandise"
"a hot car"
- adjective. having or bringing unusually good luck
"hot at craps"
"the dice are hot tonight"
- adjective. newest or most recent
"news hot off the press"
"red-hot information"
- adjective. very unpleasant or even dangerous
"make it hot for him"
"in the hot seat"
- adjective. very popular or successful
"one of the hot young talents"
"cabbage patch dolls were hot last season"
- adjective. sexually excited or exciting
"was hot for her"
"hot pants"
- adjective. performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
"a hot drummer"
"he's hot tonight"
- adjective. producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
"hot salsa"
"jalapeno peppers are very hot"
- adjective. characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
"the fighting became hot and heavy"
"a hot engagement"
- adjective. wanted by the police
"a hot suspect"
- adjective. (color) bold and intense
"hot pink"
Synonyms
live, blistering, spicy, raging
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in hot:
Common word forms
hots, hotly, hotted, hotter, hotness, hottest, hotting
Words from these letters
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