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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

steaming hot en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see steaming, hot: very hot in a way that involves giving off steam or extremely hot water vapour.
    • Don't touch that radiator! It's steaming hot!
    • Near-synonyms: boiling hot, scalding hot, piping hot
  2. (broadly, idiomatic, not-comparable) Very hot in a way that involves visible water vapour.
    • Near-synonyms: boiling hot, baking hot
    • Those horses are steaming hot. He's got to give that team a rest in the shade soon or there'll be trouble.
  3. (broadly, idiomatic, not-comparable) Very hot.
    • Watch out — the chrome parts of the car are steaming hot from the sun.

Coordinates

piping hot · scalding hot · smoking hot · smoking hot · baking hot

Hypernyms

hot · hot · hot

Synonyms

scalding hot · steaming · boiling hot · baking hot · boiling hot · boiling hot · smoking hot · scalding hot · piping hot · steaming · piping hot · baking hot · steaming