intense+heat

  • 11Heat illness — Calenture redirects here. For the album by The Triffids, see Calenture (album). Heatstroke and Heatstrokes redirect here. For the film, see Heatstroke (film). For the song by Krokus, see Metal Rendez vous. Sunstroke redirects here. For other uses …

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  • 12heat — heat1 W2S2 [hi:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(warmth)¦ 2 the heat 3¦(in cooking)¦ 4¦(strong feelings)¦ 5¦(pressure)¦ 6¦(system to heat building)¦ 7¦(in a race)¦ 8 on heat ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: hAtu] …

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  • 13intense — in|tense W3 [ınˈtens] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Latin intensus, a past participle of intendere; INTEND] 1.) having a very strong effect or felt very strongly ▪ Young people today are under intense pressure to succeed. ▪ the intense… …

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  • 14intense — intensely, adv. intenseness, n. /in tens /, adj. 1. existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat. 2. acute, strong, or vehement, as sensations, feelings, or emotions: intense anger. 3. of an extreme kind; very great, as in… …

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  • 15intense — adjective a) Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought. b) Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; …

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  • 16intense — adjective 1) intense heat Syn: extreme, great, acute, fierce, severe, high; exceptional, extraordinary; harsh, strong, powerful, potent, overpowering, vigorous; informal serious Ant …

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  • 17intense — /ɪnˈtɛns / (say in tens) adjective 1. existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat. 2. acute, strong, or vehement, as sensations, feelings, or emotions: intense anxiety. 3. of an extreme kind; very great, strong, keen, severe,… …

  • 18Heat wave of 2006 derecho series — The heat wave of 2006 derecho series was a series of severe wind events associated with powerful thunderstorms, known as derechos, that occurred in a five day period between July 17 and July 21, 2006. The first storms took place across a wide… …

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  • 19heat*/*/*/ — [hiːt] noun I 1) [singular/U] the quality of being hot, or how hot something is We felt the intense heat from the fire.[/ex] He could feel the heat of the sun on his back.[/ex] 2) the heat [singular] very hot weather The local people get out of… …

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  • 20heat exhaustion — noun a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes • Syn: ↑heat prostration • Hypernyms: ↑heatstroke, ↑heat hyperpyrexia * * * noun : a condition characterized by faintness or fainting …

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