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- [red hot]
- /rɛd hɒt/
- /red hɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [red hot]
- /rɛd hɒt/
Definitions of red-hot word
- adjective red-hot red with heat; very hot. 1
- adjective red-hot creating much excitement, demand, or discussion: The new toy robot is a red-hot item this Christmas. 1
- adjective red-hot violent; furious: red-hot anger. 1
- adjective red-hot characterized by intense excitement, enthusiasm, or passion. 1
- adjective red-hot very fresh or new; most recent: red-hot tips on the stock market. 1
- noun red-hot a person who has great fervor or intensity, as for a goal or cause. 1
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Origin of red-hot
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1325-75
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Red-hot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
red-hot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for red-hot
adj red-hot
- aflame — If something is on fire, you can say it is aflame.
- all the rage — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- austral — of or coming from the south
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- baking — You can use baking to describe weather or a place that is very hot indeed.
noun red-hot
- crowd pleaser — a person, performance, etc., having great popular appeal.
- flaunter — to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
- footlong — approximately one foot in length: Their specialty is footlong hotdogs.
- grandstander — the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
- hot-dog — to perform unusual or very intricate maneuvers in a sport, especially surfing or skiing.
adjective red-hot
- agitable — easily agitated or moved
- enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- hippest — Also, hipness. the condition or state of being hip.
- hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- hotblooded — Spirited, rash, reckless.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with r
- Words starting with re
- Words starting with red
- Words starting with redh
- Words starting with redho
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