heartrot
- n any plant disease in which the central part of a plant rots (especially in trees)
heat exhaustion
- n a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes
heat flash
- n a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion)
hearts
- n a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
- n the locus of feelings and intuitions
- n the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
- n the courage to carry on
- n an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- n the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- n an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
- n a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines
- n a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
- n a positive feeling of liking
- n a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
he led the queen of hearts
hearts were trumps
heartsease
- n a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
- n violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet
- n common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers
- n the absence of mental stress or anxiety
heartstrings
- n your deepest feelings of love and compassion
many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings
heartwood
- n the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
heat
- n a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
- n the presence of heat
- n the sensation caused by heat energy
- n the trait of being intensely emotional
- n applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
- n a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
- n utility to warm a building
the heating system wasn't working
they have radiant heating - v make hot or hotter
the sun heats the oceans
heat the water on the stove - v provide with heat
heat the house - v arouse or excite feelings and passions
- v gain heat or get hot
The room heated up quickly