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  • 51hot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. heated (see heat); peppery, biting. See taste, excitability, pungency. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having a high temperature] Syn. torrid, burning, fiery, flaming, blazing, very warm, feverish,… …

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  • 52red-hot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. intense; violent; fresh, new. See heat, newness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Burning] Syn. heated, sizzling, scorching; see burning 1 , hot 1 . 2. [Zealous] Syn. heated, impassioned, fanatical,… …

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  • 53burning — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [On fire] Syn. flaming, fiery, blazing, glowing, ablaze, afire, on fire, smoking, in flames, aflame, inflamed, kindled, enkindled, ignited, lighted, lit, red, hot, scorching, incandescent, turning to ashes, aglow, searing …

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  • 54sweltering — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. scorching, sultry, humid; see close 5 , hot 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. hot, humid, roasting, scorching, torrid, sultry, stifling, baking, broiling, muggy, close, oppressive. ANT.: cold, frigid, chilling III… …

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  • 55prester — ˈprestə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, venomous snake, scorching whirlwind, from Greek prēstēr venomous snake, scorching whirlwind, neck vein swollen with anger, from prēthein to blow up, swell out, spout, blow into a flame… …

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  • 56Sopdu — In Egyptian mythology, Sopdu (also rendered Septu or Sopedu) was originally the scorching heat of the summer sun. Sopdu s name, meaning with Sopd , derives from this heat arriving shortly after the star Sirius has its heliacal rising, and thus… …

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  • 57Heat wave — A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. There is no universal definition of a heat wave;cite journal |last=Meehl |first=George A. |coauthors=Tebaldi, Claudia |title=More Intense,… …

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  • 58Tripod (The War of the Worlds) — Martian tripod illustration drawn by Henrique Alvim Corréa for a 1906 edition of the novel. Tripods or fighting machines are a type of fictional three legged walker from the H. G. Wells classic science fiction novel The War of the Worlds, used by …

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  • 59Jason & The Scorchers — Infobox musical artist Name = Jason The Scorchers Background = group or band Origin = Nashville, Tennessee, USA Genre = Rock, Punk, Country, Cowpunk Years active = 1981 2007 Label = Praxis (1981 1983) EMI (1983 1987) Mammoth Records (1997 1999)… …

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  • 60Phoenix street circuit — Motorsport venue Name = Phoenix Grand Prix Circuit | Location = Phoenix, Arizona, United States Events = Formula One Length km = 3.72 Length mi = 2.312 Turns = 15 Record time = 1:21.434 Record driver = Ayrton Senna Record team = McLaren Honda… …

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