White-hot

  • 1white-hot — adj 1.) white hot metal is so hot that it shines white 2.) involving a lot of activity or strong feelings ▪ white hot passion …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 2white-hot — adjective 1. ) white hot metal is extremely hot 2. ) INFORMAL extremely impressive or exciting …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3White-hot — a. White with heat; heated to whiteness, or incandescence. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4white-hot — white′ hot′ adj. 1) extremely hot 2) showing white heat 3) exceedingly enthusiastic; impassioned • Etymology: 1810–20 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 5white-hot — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ so hot as to glow white …

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  • 6white-hot — [hwīt′hät′, wīt′hät′] adj. 1. having a temperature at which material glows white 2. extremely angry, excited, enthusiastic, etc …

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  • 7White hot — For information on materials glowing white due to temperature, see Incandescence. The white hot is a variation on the hot dog eaten mostly in the Rochester, New York area. It is composed of some combination of uncured and unsmoked pork, beef, and …

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  • 8white-hot — adjective 1. intensely zealous or fervid fierce white hot loyalty • Similar to: ↑hot 2. glowing white with heat white flames a white hot center of the fire • Syn: ↑white …

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  • 9white-hot — /hwuyt hot , wuyt /, adj. 1. extremely hot. 2. showing white heat. 3. exceedingly enthusiastic, ardent, angry, devoted, etc.; impassioned; perfervid: a fierce, white hot loyalty to the king. [1810 20] * * * …

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  • 10white-hot — ADJ If something is white hot, it is extremely hot. It is important to get the coals white hot before you start …

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