Hot, a.
- 1. Burning, fiery, scalding;-very warm, of high temperature, heated.
- 2. Very warm, oppressive, heated, of high temperature (said of weather).
- 3. Irascible, excitable, impetuous, passionate, hasty, choleric, furious, touchy, violent.
- 4. Ardent, vehement, fervent, eager, glowing, animated, fervid, violent, passionate.
- 5. Pungent, piquant, sharp, acrid, biting, stinging, peppery, high-flavored, high-seasoned.
Hot-brained, a. See hot-headed.
Hotch-potch, n. Medley, farrago, jumble, miscellany, gallimaufry, salmagundi, olio, hodge-podge, confused mixture, olla podrida.
Hotel, n. Inn, tavern, public-house, house of entertainment, cabaret.
Hot-headed, a. Violent, rash, precipitate, vehement, furious, passionate, headlong, heady, head-strong, inconsiderate, hot-brained.
Hotspur, n. Madcap, blood, wild fellow, hotbrained fellow, rash man, excitable fellow, man of touchy temper.
Hough, v. a. Hamstring.
Hound, n. Dog (for the chase), hunting-dog.
Hound, v. a.
- 1. Incite, urge, spur, set on, urge on, spur on.
- 2. Hunt, pursue, chase.
- 3. Hunt hard, pursue cruelly, harass, harry, drive to bay.
Hour, n. Sixty minutes, twenty-fourth part of a day.
Hour-circle, n. Meridian, great circle of the sphere.
Houri, n. [Term of the Mahometans.] Nymph of Paradise.
Hourly, ad.
- 1. Every hour.