heat
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7.9
- noun
- /hiːt/
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celo
- The mare is in heat!
- a dog in heat
- a bitch in heat
- a cat in heat
Or most, or if there was a bitch on heat in the next apartment, they didn't do it.
- Or most, or if there was a bitch on heat in the next apartment, they didn't do it.
- Do you want to have the sexual appeal of a fertile horse in heat?
Examples
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Sometimes the rabbit would be in heat.
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For example, female dogs usually come into heat twice yearly, but wolves only once.
Academic text (1997) -
Little Bob must be in heat or something.
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Gosh, it's like two dogs in heat.
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"Bring her back tomorrow if she's still in heat!" he said.
Fiction book (1997) -
Even if she's not in heat, Maxim will come to her.
Fiction book (1998) -
Did you know that the female ferret will die if she goes into heat and can't find a mate?
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Female dogs are only able to mate when they are in heat.
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The female ferret is particularly vulnerable; she may die if she goes into heat without finding a mate.
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During the heat cycle, female mammals display specific behaviors to attract males.
Synonyms
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9.9
A regular time when female mammals are ready to mate and able to become pregnant
A female animal ready to mate and able to have babies
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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10
4.6
A layer or device that protects a spacecraft from very hot air when it returns to the atmosphere
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5
4.0
A condition when you feel dizzy, sick, and weak after being very hot and not drinking enough water
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4
5.0
A weapon that follows the heat from a plane's engine to hit it
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4
4.2
A machine that moves heat from outside air or the ground into a building to warm it
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2
6.7
The total energy in a system, including energy from pressure and volume
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2
4.1
A machine that moves heat between two liquids or gases without mixing them
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1
5.0
Heat taken in or given out when a material changes state, such as melting and boiling
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1
4.5
A metal part that takes heat away from electronic parts so they do not get too hot
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1
5.7
Amount of heat needed to raise one gram of a material by one degree Celsius
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1
4.4
The release of heat from a machine or device to prevent overheating
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1
6.8
A condition of dizziness, feeling sick, and weakness from losing fluids in hot weather, also called heat exhaustion
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1
8.2
The amount of heat needed to change a solid directly into a gas without becoming liquid
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7.0
Bright flashes in the far sky at night with no nearby thunder, often on hot evenings
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1
7.0
The amount of energy inside a system plus its pressure times its volume
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The amount of heat needed to change one kilogram of solid to liquid at its melting point without changing temperature
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Amount of energy given off for each kilogram when a liquid becomes solid, for example when water freezes
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Heat released or taken in when a substance dissolves in a large amount of liquid like water
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Amount of energy absorbed or released when a substance changes state like ice melting
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Amount of heat needed to turn a liquid into steam without raising its temperature
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A very short, strong burst of heat from an explosion that can burn things nearby
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A dangerous rise in body temperature after being in very hot conditions
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Energy needed to break molecules into smaller parts in a hot gas or liquid
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The heat released or absorbed per mole when a compound forms from its elements under standard conditions
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The number showing how much more heat a material needs at constant pressure than at constant volume
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heat in the sense of an animal being ready to mate comes from the old English hāt meaning 'hot', so being 'in heat' means being sexually 'hot' or ready for breeding.