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red-hot

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red-hot (rdht)
adj.
1. Glowing hot; very hot.
2. Heated, as with excitement, anger, or enthusiasm: a red-hot speech.
3. Very recent; new: red-hot information.
n.
1. See hot dog.
2. A small, usually round red candy strongly flavored with cinnamon.

red-hot
adj
1. (esp of metal) heated to the temperature at which it glows red iron is red-hot at about 500°C
2. extremely hot the stove is red-hot, so don't touch it
3. keen, excited, or eager; enthusiastic
4. furious; violent red-hot anger
5. very recent or topical red-hot information
6. Austral slang extreme, unreasonable, or unfair the charges are red-hot
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.red-hotred-hot - having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress"
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
2.red-hot - newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information"
new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"
3.red-hot - characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement; "a red-hot speech"; "sizzling political issues"
hot - extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"
4.red-hot - glowing red with heat
hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"
5.red-hot - very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"
fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"

red-hot
adjective
1. very hot, burning, heated, steaming, searing, scorching, scalding, piping hot red-hot iron
2. (Informal) exciting, inspiring, sensational (informal), electrifying the red-hot guitarist
3. (Informal) passionate, thrilling, sexy, arousing, titillating a red-hot sex life
Translations
red-hot [ˈredˈhɒt] ADJ
1. (lit) [iron, poker] → candente
2. (fig)
2.1. (= up to the moment) [news, information] → de última hora
2.2. (= very sharp) [cardplayer, tennis player etc] → de primera categoría
2.3. (= very popular) → muy de moda
red-hot [ˌrɛdˈhɒt] adjarroventato/a, rovente
red-hot [ˌrɛdˈhɒt] adjarroventato/a, rovente


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At last, more than thirty million years hence, the huge red-hot dome of the sun had come to obscure nearly a tenth part of the darkling heavens.
But, fortunately, his comrade with the straw on his back had entered behind him, and when the door was shut upon them he scattered the straw about, and suddenly the red-hot walls cooled down, and it became so very cold that the Simpleton could scarcely bear to take a bath, and all the water in the room froze.
As the fish would not come off the plate, they put it into the red-hot crinkly paper fire in the kitchen; but it would not burn either.
 
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