There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
HOT
hot
(adjective) marked by excited activity; “a hot week on the stock market”
hot, live
(adjective) charged or energized with electricity; “a hot wire”; “a live wire”
hot
(adjective) having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; “hot fuel rods”; “a hot laboratory”
hot
(adjective) of a seeker; very near to the object sought; “you are hot”
hot
(adjective) having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; “hot for travel”
blistering, hot, red-hot
(adjective) 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”
hot
(adjective) newly made; “a hot scent”
hot
(adjective) very good; often used in the negative; “he’s hot at math but not so hot at history”
hot
(adjective) 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”
hot
(adjective) 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”
hot
(adjective) recently stolen or smuggled; “hot merchandise”; “a hot car”
hot
(adjective) having or bringing unusually good luck; “hot at craps”; “the dice are hot tonight”
hot, red-hot
(adjective) newest or most recent; “news hot off the press”; “red-hot information”
hot
(adjective) very unpleasant or even dangerous; “make it hot for him”; “in the hot seat”; “in hot water”
hot
(adjective) very popular or successful; “one of the hot young talents”; “cabbage patch dolls were hot last season”
hot
(adjective) sexually excited or exciting; “was hot for her”; “hot pants”
hot
(adjective) performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; “a hot drummer”; “he’s hot tonight”
hot, spicy
(adjective) producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves; “hot salsa”; “jalapeno peppers are very hot”; “a spicy sauce”; “I like my chili extra spicy”
hot, raging
(adjective) characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; “the fighting became hot and heavy”; “a hot engagement”; “a raging battle”; “the river became a raging torrent”
hot
(adjective) wanted by the police; “a hot suspect”
hot
(adjective) (color) bold and intense; “hot pink”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hot (comparative hotter, )
(of an object) Having a high temperature.
(of the weather) Causing the air to be hot.
(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
(of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
Feverish.
(of food) Spicy.
(informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting. [from the 19thc.]
Stolen. [from the 20thc.]
(uncomparable) Electrically charged.
(informal) Radioactive. [from the 20thc.]
(slang, of a person) Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
(slang) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
(slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
(slang, with for) Attracted to.
Popular; in demand.
Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
Fresh; just released.
Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
(slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
(slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
(slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
Synonyms
• (having a high temperature): heated; see also hot
• (of the weather): baking, boiling, boiling hot, sultry, sweltering
• (feeling the sensation of heat): baking, boiling, boiling hot
• (feverish): feverish, having a temperature
• (spicy): piquant, spicy, tangy
• (slang: stolen): stolen
• (electrically charged): live
• (radioactive): radioactive
• (slang: physically or sexually attractive): attractive, beautiful, cute, fit, foxy, gorgeous, handsome, hunky, lush, pretty, sexy, studly, tasty, yummy
• (of a draft/check): rubber, bad
Antonyms
• (having a high temperature): chilled, chilly, cold, cold as ice, freezing, freezing cold, frigid, glacial, ice-cold, icy
• (of the weather): cold, freezing, freezing cold, icy
• (feeling the sensation of heat): freezing, freezing cold
• (spicy): bland, mild
• (electrically charged): neutral, dead
• (slang): lifeless
Verb
hot (third-person singular simple present hots, present participle hotting, simple past and past participle hotted)
(with up) To heat; to make or become hot.
(with up) To become lively or exciting.
Synonyms
• hot up; heat, heat up
Anagrams
• -oth, OTH, o'th', oth, tho, tho', thĂ´
Noun
HOT (countable and uncountable, plural HOTs)
(electronics) Acronym of hybrid-orientation technology. (CMOS fabrication technology that uses PMOS and NMOS substrates with differing orientations)
(electronics) Acronym of hybrid-orientation technique. (a technique that applies the technology)
(automotive) Acronym of high-output turbo. (turbocharger)
(traffic control) Acronym of high occupancy or toll lane.
(video games) Initialism of health over time: a status effect that restores health points as time passes
Antonym: DOT
Adjective
HOT (not comparable)
(traffic control) Acronym of high occupancy or toll.
Coordinate terms
(high occupancy or toll)
• reserved bus lane
• carpool lane
Anagrams
• -oth, OTH, o'th', oth, tho, tho', thĂ´
Source: Wiktionary
Hot, imp. & p. p.
Definition: of Hote. [Obs.] Spenser.
Hot, a. [Compar. Hotter; superl. Hottest.] Etym: [OE. hot, hat, AS. hat; akin to OS. het, D. heet, OHG. heiz, G. heiss, Icel. heitr, Sw. het, Dan. heed, hed; cf. Goth. heito fever, hais torch. Cf. Heat.]
1. Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air. "A hotvenison pasty." Shak.
2. Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager. Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful. Dryden. There was mouthing in hot haste. Byron.
3. Lustful; lewd; lecherous. Shak.
4. Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard. Hot bed (Iron Manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
– Hot wall (Gardening), a wall provided with flues for the conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or the ripening of fruit.
– Hot well (Condensing Engines), a receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot well by the feed pump.
– In hot water (Fig.), in trouble; in difficulties. [Colloq.]
Syn.
– Burning; fiery; fervid; glowing; eager; animated; brisk; vehement; precipitate; violent; furious; ardent; fervent; impetuous; irascible; passionate; hasty; excitable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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