heat
Definitions
The quality of being hot; high temperature.
Energy transferred from one body to another as the result of a difference in temperature.
Intense emotion, passion, or excitement.
Examples
The intense heat of the summer sun made the pavement shimmer.
You should turn down the heat before the soup starts to boil over.
The athlete felt the heat of the competition as the final race began.
Synonyms
warmth hotness thermal energy fever passion intensity fervor