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warm /w^rm, [adj] a little hot, but not very hot, especially in a way that is pleasant; I didn 't want to get out of my warm bed. I It's nice and warm in the kitchen. I a warm day I These plants only grow in warm climates.

when you feel hot

hot hDt||ha:t/ [adj not before nounl feeling hot. especially when this makes you uncomfortable: Гт too hot - could you open the window? I The travellers were hot, tired, and thirsty.

warm /w3:rm; lad; not usually before nounl feeling pleasantly warm, especially when you are in a cold place: Are you warm enough? 1 VJe stamped our feet in order to keep warm. warm coat/boots/clothes etc (=which keep you warm when the weather is cold) Put on some warm clothes if you're going out in the snow.

Qboiling /'toil»]/ [adj not before nounl spoken feeling very hot: I'd like a cold

drink - I'm boilingI

have a temperature /haev э tem-

р<?гэ1/эг/ if you have a temperature,

your body is hotter than usual because you are ilclass="underline" The doctor said I had a temperature, and told me to stay in bed.

when your body becomes wet because you are hot

sweat /swet/ [v II if you sweat, small drops of liquid come from the surface of

your skin because you are hot: I was sweating after the long climb. sweat [n U] the liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot: Ian came off the squash court covered in sweat.

sweaty /'sweti/ [ad/] covered with sweat: Joe felt hot and sweaty, and decided to

go for a swim.

how hot something is

how hot /hao 'hDt|-'ha:t/ How hot is it outside?I She couldn't believe how hot it was in the car.

temperature /'temp^3tj3r/ [n C| a measurement of how hot or cold something is: Test the temperature of the water to make sure it's not too hot. high/low temperature (=hot or cold) Steel can only be produced at a very high temperature. I Expect low temperatures in the mountain regions tonight a temperature of 30/70/100 etc degrees

Heat the oven to a temperature of 200 degrees.

to become hot or warm

get hot/warm /.get 'hot, wo:rm||-ha:t-/ to become hot or warm: You'd better switch the engine off - it's getting very hot. I As the weather gets warmer, birds begin to

return from their winter nesting places. I

The room got hotter and hotter as the afternoon went on.

warm up /,wo:rm 4p/ (phrasa/ verb I] to gradually get warmer, especially so that a place reaches a more comfortable temperature: It's pretty cold in here, but it'll soon warm up. I I'm not going horse- riding again until the weather warms up.

overheat /,3uv3r'hi;t< (u II if an engine or machine overheats, it gets too hot so that it does not work properly: There's a special cooling system that stops the engine from overheating.

to make someone or something hot or warm

heat hi:t/ [u T] to make something hot or warm using a fire, a heating system, or a cooker: She heated the water in a pan. I How do you heat the house in the winter9

heat up /,hi:t лр/ [phrasal verb T] to

make food hot, especially food that has been cooked already and has gone cold heat up sth I usually just heat up some soup for my lunch.

heat sth up Heat the pitta bread up in the toaster.

warm up /,wo:rm 'лрI [phrasal verb T] to

make a place warmer or make yourself warmer, especially so that you feel more comfortable

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warmth [n U] when an object, the weather, a place etc is warm: The warmth of the sun was making them ail sleepy.

lukewarm 1и:к\\э:гтч [adj] food or

drinks that are lukewarm are slightly warm, and not as hot or as cold as they should be: The bartender handed me a mug of lukewarm beer, i The coffee was only lukewarm.

warm sth7sb up Here, have a glass of brandy. That'll warm you up. warm up sth Dad lit the fire to warm up the living-room.

turn up /дз:гп 'лрI [phrasal verb T] to make something such as a heater or

cooker produce more heat

turn up sth I'm freezingI Turn up the

heater I

turn stK up After the cake has been baking for an hour,; turn the heat up to 220°.

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when you want to eat

Hungry /'Ьлщ»п/ lad;'] if you are hungry, you feel that you need to eat something: Are you hungry? I can make you a sandwich. I A/an felt hungry after the game. I Have something before you go out, or youll get hungry later.

Q/eel like something to eat /,ГкI

laik sAm9ii] to i:t/ spoken if you feel like something to eat, you want to eat something: It's 12 o'clock - do you feel like something to eat?

not hungry

not hungry /not hAngri/ if you are not hungry, you do not feel that you need to eat anything: uWou/d you like something to eat?" "No thanks, Tm not hungry/'

lose your appetite /.luizjw'icp^tait/to

not want to eat anything, for example because you are ill or worried: She isn't sleeping very well and she's lost her appetite.

Qnot/eel like anything /nDtfiil laik

'eni6ii]/ spoken informal say this to tell someone that you are not hungry: I had a really big lunch, so I don't feel like anything just now.

the feeling you have when you are hungry