(superl.) 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.
(superl.) Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.
(superl.) Lustful; lewd; lecherous.
(superl.) Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.
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Example Sentences:
(1) In the bars of Antwerp and the cafes of Bruges, the talk is less of Christmas markets and hot chocolate than of the rising cost of financing a national debt which stands at 100% of annual national income.
(2) The analgesic activity of morphine was assessed by the hot-plate technique in the offspring of female CFE rats that had received morphine twice daily on days 5 to 12 of pregnancy.
(3) The data indicate that hot flashes may start much earlier and continue far longer than is commonly recognized by physicians or acknowledged in textbooks of gynecology.
(4) The phage is also thermostable in water of the hot spring from which this phage was isolated.
(5) In short term clinical studies, the beneficial effects of transdermal estradiol on plasma gonadotrophins, maturation of the vaginal epithelium, metabolic parameters of bone resorption and menopausal symptoms (hot flushes, sleep disturbance, genitourinary discomfort and mood alteration) appear to be comparable to those of oral and subcutaneous estrogens, while the undesirable effects of oral estrogens on hepatic metabolism are avoided.
(6) "The government should be doing all it can to put the UK at the forefront of this energy revolution not blowing hot and cold on the issue.
(7) It took years of prep work to make this sort of Übermensch thing socially acceptable, let alone hot – lots of “legalize it!” and “you are economic supermen!” appeals to the balled-and-entitled toddler-fists of the sociopathic libertechian madding crowd to really get mechanized mass-death neo-fascism taken mainstream .
(8) To test the hypothesis that EAA agonists are involved in transmission of nociceptive information in the spinal cord, we tested the effect of various opioid, sigma and phencyclidine compounds on the action of NMDA in the tail-flick, hot-plate and biting and scratching nociceptive tests.
(9) Antinociception was studied by measuring tail-flick response to hot (55 degrees C) water.
(10) We had hoped to be back in by now but there was a problem with the hot water.
(11) The expansion comes hot on the heels of another year of stellar growth in which Primark edged closer to overtaking high street stalwart M&S in sales and profits.
(12) A grassed roof, solar panels to provide hot water, a small lake to catch rainwater which is then recycled, timber cladding for insulation ... even the pitch and floodlights are "deliberately positioned below the level of the surrounding terrain in order to reduce noise and light pollution for the neighbouring population".
(13) The influence of hot and dry climate and nutritional status on dry eye incidence is discussed.
(14) Spoon over the dressing and eat immediately, while the tomatoes are still hot and the bread is crisp.
(15) "The rise in those who are self-employed is good news, but the reality is that those who have turned to freelance work in order to pull themselves out of unemployment and those who have decided to work for themselves face a challenging tax maze that could land them in hot water should they get it wrong," says Chas Roy-Chowdhury, head of taxation at the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants.
(16) Writhing response was more influenced after systemic administration of drugs while hot plate latencies was not.
(17) Illness was also significantly associated with eating lightly cooked eggs (unmatched p = 0.02), but not soft boiled eggs, and precooked hot chicken (matched p = 0.006).
(18) Gamma spectra were measured and activities of the detected isotopes were analyzed for 206 high-activity particles (hot particles, HPs) found in northeastern Poland after the Chernobyl accident.
(19) A hot spot in the lung emboli was visualized in two cases.
(20) Every time we have a negotiation, the bidding process (for the project) slows and postpones things.” Water quality has become a hot-button issue as the Olympics draw closer with little sign of progress in cleaning up the fetid bay, as well as the lagoon system in western Rio that hugs the sites of the Olympic park, the very heart of the games.
Torrid
Definition:
(a.) Parched; dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert.
(a.) Violenty hot; drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching.
Example Sentences:
(1) David Moyes' first season in charge of United has been conspicuously torrid one, but a win here tonight would earn him no shortage of goodwill from supporters anxious for portents of better things to come next season.
(2) "I would like to thank our employees for their magnificent response to the torrid market conditions," Rothermere said in the DGMT annual report .
(3) BP has had endured a torrid time since the Deepwater Horizon accident, which killed 11 oil rig workers and caused the biggest oil spill in US history.
(4) Given that BG Group is one of the world leaders in LNG and recently completed a $20bn facility in Australia, the acquisition here could well draw a line under a turbulent time for BG Group, which has struggled with management uncertainty over the last 18 months, and in the process given shareholders a rather torrid time.
(5) The investment banking division, which causes much of the controversy over bonuses at the end of the year, has had a torrid time but remained profitable and Hester said it had been operating in an "incredibly treacherous environment".
(6) Stephen Hester, chief executive of RBS, is expected to insist that the bank is on track to resume dividends in 2014 – for the first time since the banking crisis – despite the torrid performance last year.
(7) Morgan, who endured a torrid evening, was also involved in Liverpool’s second goal, when he succeeded only in deflecting Sterling’s cross into the path of Gerrard, who was perfectly placed to stroke a first-time shot from 12 yards into the corner.
(8) Since then, our man in Berlin has had to endure a torrid time with the World's Greatest Orchestra™.
(9) Now, you never apologise for wins in MLB or in any league, but during that torrid stretch of 50 games, just 16 were against winning teams.
(10) The National Farmers Union is taking legal advice to try to get compensation for the region's farmers but regional director Melanie Squires said they were having a "torrid time" making any headway with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
(11) The difference between the torrid tropics and the icy Arctic governs weather patterns in the northern hemisphere.
(12) They'd had a torrid opening half as the Eagles harried them from the opening whistle, with the visitors even coming close to opening the scoring - but as the half, then the game, wore on, the Goat's neat possession game began to wear down the Eagles.
(13) The noticeable increase in the party’s overall share of the vote and the failure of Ukip to break through in a part of the north-west seen by Nigel Farage as fertile territory gives Corbyn a chance to regroup after a torrid two weeks.
(14) Tesco needs to change its culture and reinvent its brand, the company’s new chief executive, Dave Lewis, has told employees after a torrid week for the supermarket chain.
(15) And this time there is a list of failed promises – on Guantánamo, universal healthcare – to add to the attack, while the personal claims seem to be yet more torrid (this week's most bizarre is that "Obama's mother was a porn star").
(16) Martin Slaney, GFT "Official confirmation of our somewhat inevitable recessionary status caps off a torrid week for UK plc.
(17) The ASX200 share index experienced a torrid day on Tuesday, falling 2.12% to close at 5096, after two surveys showed China’s huge manufacturing sector was contracting.
(18) Especially the fans and atmosphere at GP.” Dijkhuizen had endured a torrid start to the season, which involved a 4-0 home defeat by Oxford in the Capital One Cup, the record-signing Andreas Bjelland being ruled out for the whole campaign and a poor run of results in the league.
(19) Yet despite many objective observers believing Pardew did an excellent job in often difficult circumstances on Tyneside before leaving for Palace after Christmas, he became a hate figure for many Newcastle fans and withstood months of abuse during a torrid 2014.
(20) His positioning was terrible, his reaction too slow Kyle Walker 8 Very impressive when bombarding forward, teaming up well with Lallana and giving Georgi Schennikov a torrid time.