Definitions for heats

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heats heat

Spelling: [heet]

IPA: /hit/

Heats is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 86 anagrams from letters in heats (aehst).

Definitions for heats

noun

1. the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
2. the condition or quality of being hot:
3. the degree of hotness; temperature:
4. the sensation of warmth or hotness:
5. a bodily temperature higher than normal:
6. added or external energy that causes a rise in temperature, expansion, evaporation, or other physical change.
7. Physics. a nonmechanical energy transfer with reference to a temperature difference between a system and its surroundings or between two parts of the same system. Symbol: Q.
8. a hot condition of the atmosphere or physical environment; hot season or weather.
9. a period of hot weather.
10. a sharp, pungent flavor, as that produced by strong spices.
11. warmth or intensity of feeling; vehemence; passion:
12. maximum intensity in an activity, condition, etc.; the height of any action, situation, or the like:
13. extreme pressure, as of events, resulting in tension or strain:
14. a single intense effort; a sustained, concentrated, and continuous operation:
15. Slang. intensified pressure, especially in a police investigation.
16. Slang. the police.
17. Slang. armed protection, especially a pistol, revolver, or other firearm:
18. Sports. a single course in or division of a race or other contest. a race or other contest in which competitors attempt to qualify for entry in the final race or contest.
19. Metallurgy. a single operation of heating, as of metal in a furnace, in the treating and melting of metals. a quantity of metal produced by such an operation.
20. Zoology. sexual receptiveness in animals, especially females. the period or duration of such receptiveness:

Verb phrases

1. heat up, to increase or become more active or intense:

verb (used with object)

1. to make hot or warm (often followed by up).
2. to excite emotionally; inflame or rouse with passion.

verb (used without object)

1. to become hot or warm (often followed by up).
2. to become excited emotionally.

Origin of heats

before 900; Middle English hete, Old English hǣtu; akin to German Hitze; see hot

Examples for heats

There should be about one quart of soup when done; strain, reheat, and serve.

Put this mixture through a strainer into the double boiler,124 and reheat it.

reheat in a frying-pan, adding butter and boiling water as necessary.

Add in a bit of boxed chicken broth, tomato juice, or water when you reheat if you want to make it soupier.

reheat the biscuit for a minute or two, and then deal with it.

reheat it to boiling point; strain; thicken the liquor for gravy.

Let it boil, season with salt, rub through a sieve; reheat, and serve.

Mix all together and boil one hour; strain, reheat, and serve.

Probably the iron had got too cold to finish the work, and she had been forced to reheat it.

reheat in the beef gravy, or in hot water, adding a little butter.