heat

conjugation heating - heated - heated

noun: the state of high temperature; thermal energy that makes something feel hot
- The heat in the desert noon can scorch the skin in minutes.
noun: warmth felt or emitted by a surrounding environment
- She wrapped the blanket around herself to keep the evening heat.
noun: a heating system or source of warmth, such as a furnace or radiator
- The old house finally got a new heat when the boiler was replaced.
verb: to cause something to become hot or warmer
- She heated the soup on the stove for five minutes.
noun: intensity of feeling, especially of anger or excitement
- In the heat of the argument, things were said that they later regretted.