Tuesday's Word: heat

Main Entry: 2heat*
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English hete, from Old English h[AE]te, h[AE]tu; akin to Old English hAt hot

1 a (1) : a condition of being hot : WARMTH (2) : a marked or notable degree of hotness b : pathological excessive bodily temperature c : a hot place or situation d (1) : a period of heat (2) : a single complete operation of heating; also : the quantity of material so heated e (1) : added energy that causes substances to rise in temperature, fuse, evaporate, expand, or undergo any of various other related changes, that flows to a body by contact with or radiation from bodies at higher temperatures, and that can be produced in a body (as by compression) (2) : the energy associated with the random motions of the molecules, atoms, or smaller structural units of which matter is composed f : appearance, condition, or color of a body as indicating its temperature

2 a : intensity of feeling or reaction : PASSION b : the height or stress of an action or condition c : sexual excitement especially in a female mammal; specifically : ESTRUS

3 : a single continuous effort: as a : a single round of a contest (as a race) having two or more rounds for each contestant b : one of several preliminary contests held to eliminate less competent contenders

4 : pungency of flavor

5 a slang (1) : the intensification of law-enforcement activity or investigation (2) : POLICE b : PRESSURE, COERCION c : ABUSE, CRITICISM

Bloggers, let's remember our friends in the southwest and send them our extra AC. One hopes that California sucessfully sues the EPA for failing to enforce the Clean Air Act of 1970. "Phoebe, be a luv and get mama another glass of iced tea. Thanks, sweetie!"

*Merriam-Webster Online