WordNet is a semantic lexicon for the English language. It was created and is being maintained at the Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University under the direction of psychology professor George A. Miller.
The purpose is twofold: to produce a combination of dictionary and thesaurus that is more intuitively usable, and to support automatic text analysis and artificial intelligence applications.
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half*, climate, weather, arctic, cyclone, storm, woman, meteorology>, prognostication
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estrus, fire up, heat, heating, heating plant, heating system, heat energy, heat up, high temperature, hotness, hot up, ignite, inflame, oestrus, passion, rut, stir up, wake, warmth,
1. NOUN. (heat)
utility to warm a building
"the heating system wasn''t working"
"they have radiant heating"
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2. NOUN. (heat)
intense passion or emotion
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3. NOUN. (heat)
the presence of heat
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4. NOUN. (heat)
the sensation caused by heat energy
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a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
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race,
6. NOUN. (heat)
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
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geothermal energy, heat of dissociation, heat of formation, heat of solution, latent heat, heat of transformation, specific heat,
7. NOUN. (heat)
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
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8. VERB. (heat)
make hot or hotter
"heat the soup"
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9. VERB. (heat)
gain heat or get hot
"The room heated up quickly"
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heating system, heating plant, heating, heat, heat, warmth, hotness, heat, high temperature, heat, heat energy, heating, warming,
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10. VERB. (heat)
arouse or excite feelings and passions
"The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"
"The refugees'' fate stirred up compassion around the world"
"Wake old feelings of hatred"
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11. VERB. (heat)
provide with heat
"heat the house"
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heating system, heating plant, heating, heat, heat, warmth, hotness, heat, high temperature, heat, heat energy, heater, warmer, heating system, heating plant, heating, heat,
