| pull-in | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. pull-in, pull-up | a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers. |
| ~ cafe, coffee bar, coffee shop, coffeehouse | a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| provoke | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ touch a chord, strike a chord | evoke a reaction, response, or emotion.; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord" |
| ~ ask for, invite | increase the likelihood of.; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" |
| ~ draw | elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc..; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" |
| ~ rekindle | arouse again.; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love" |
| ~ infatuate | arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way.; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her" |
| ~ prick | to cause a sharp emotional pain.; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" |
| ~ fire up, stir up, heat, ignite, wake, inflame | 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" |
| ~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shake | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" |
| ~ excite | arouse or elicit a feeling. |
| ~ anger | make angry.; "The news angered him" |
| ~ discomfit, discompose, untune, disconcert, upset | cause to lose one's composure. |
| ~ shame | cause to be ashamed. |
| ~ spite, bruise, injure, wound, offend, hurt | hurt the feelings of.; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" |
| ~ overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overcome, overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. |
| ~ interest | excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of. |
| v. (creation) | 2. call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke | evoke or provoke to appear or occur.; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" |
| ~ bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, arouse, put forward, evoke, stir, raise | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic.; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| ~ pick | provoke.; "pick a fight or a quarrel" |
| v. (communication) | 3. provoke, stimulate | provide the needed stimulus for. |
| ~ entice, lure, tempt | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion.; "He lured me into temptation" |
| ~ rejuvenate | cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land. |
| ~ jog | stimulate to remember.; "jog my memory" |
| ~ instigate, incite, stir up, set off | provoke or stir up.; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" |
| ~ challenge | issue a challenge to.; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" |
| ~ agitate, foment, stir up | try to stir up public opinion. |
| v. (emotion) | 4. beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | annoy continually or chronically.; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" |
| ~ needle, goad | goad or provoke,as by constant criticism.; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" |
| ~ annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, bother, nettle, rag, chafe, get at, get to | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
| ~ bedevil, dun, rag, crucify, frustrate, torment | treat cruelly.; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" |
| ~ haze | harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions. |
| warm | | |
| v. (change) | 1. warm, warm up | get warm or warmer.; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| v. (change) | 2. warm | make warm or warmer.; "The blanket will warm you" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ chafe | warm by rubbing, as with the hands. |
| adj. | 3. warm | having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat.; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat" |
| ~ hot | 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" |
| ~ lukewarm, tepid | moderately warm.; "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath water" |
| ~ warmed | having been warmed up.; "a cup of warmed milk" |
| ~ warming | imparting heat.; "a warming fire" |
| adj. | 4. warm | psychologically warm; friendly and responsive.; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support" |
| ~ emotional | of more than usual emotion.; "his behavior was highly emotional" |
| ~ friendly | characteristic of or befitting a friend.; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" |
| ~ cordial | politely warm and friendly.; "a cordial handshake" |
| ~ hearty | showing warm and heartfelt friendliness.; "gave us a cordial reception"; "a hearty welcome" |
| adj. | 5. warm | (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows.; "warm reds and yellows and orange" |
| ~ hot | (color) bold and intense.; "hot pink" |
| adj. | 6. affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm | having or displaying warmth or affection.; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" |
| ~ loving | feeling or showing love and affection.; "loving parents"; "loving glances" |
| adj. | 7. strong, warm | freshly made or left.; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm" |
| ~ fresh | recently made, produced, or harvested.; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce" |
| adj. | 8. quick, warm | easily aroused or excited.; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" |
| ~ excitable | easily excited. |
| adj. | 9. ardent, warm | characterized by strong enthusiasm.; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support" |
| ~ enthusiastic | having or showing great excitement and interest.; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons" |
| adj. | 10. warm | characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement.; "a warm debate" |
| ~ lively | full of life and energy.; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party" |
| adj. | 11. warm | uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble.; "made things warm for the bookies" |
| ~ uncomfortable | providing or experiencing physical discomfort.; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun" |
| adj. | 12. warm | of a seeker; near to the object sought.; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail" |
| ~ near, nigh, close | not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" |
| adv. | 13. warm, warmly | in a warm manner.; "warmly dressed"; "warm-clad skiers" |
| heat | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. heat, heat energy | a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature. |
| ~ energy, free energy | (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs.; "energy can take a wide variety of forms" |
| ~ geothermal energy | energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth. |
| ~ heat of dissociation | the heat required for a fluid substance to break up into simpler constituents. |
| ~ heat of formation | the heat evolved or absorbed during the formation of one mole of a substance from its component elements. |
| ~ heat of solution | the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance is dissolved in a large volume of a solvent. |
| ~ heat of transformation, latent heat | heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure. |
| ~ specific heat | the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. heat, high temperature, hotness | the presence of heat. |
| ~ temperature | the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity). |
| ~ calefaction, incalescence | the property of being warming. |
| ~ fieriness, red heat | the heat or the color of fire. |
| ~ torridity | extreme heat. |
| ~ warmness, warmth | the quality of having a moderate degree of heat.; "an agreeable warmth in the house" |
| ~ white heat | the hotness of something heated until it turns white. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. heat, warmth | the sensation caused by heat energy. |
| ~ temperature | the somatic sensation of cold or heat. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. heat, passion, warmth | the trait of being intensely emotional. |
| ~ emotionalism, emotionality | emotional nature or quality. |
| ~ fieriness | a passionate and quick-tempered nature. |
| n. (state) | 5. estrus, heat, oestrus, rut | applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity. |
| ~ physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions. |
| n. (event) | 6. heat | a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race. |
| ~ race | a contest of speed.; "the race is to the swift" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. heat, heating, heating plant, heating system | utility to warm a building.; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating" |
| ~ boiler, steam boiler | sealed vessel where water is converted to steam. |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ central heating | a heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators. |
| ~ gas heat | heating system that burns natural gas. |
| ~ panel heating | heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes. |
| ~ radiator | heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings. |
| ~ steam heat, steam heating | a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators. |
| ~ utility | a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal.; "the price of the house included all utilities" |
| v. (change) | 8. heat, heat up | make hot or hotter.; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ crispen, toast, crisp | make brown and crisp by heating.; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes" |
| ~ scald | heat to the boiling point.; "scald the milk" |
| ~ soak | heat a metal prior to working it. |
| ~ calcine | heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces. |
| ~ preheat | heat beforehand.; "Preheat the oven!" |
| ~ overheat | make excessively or undesirably hot.; "The room was overheated" |
| ~ heat up, hot up, heat | gain heat or get hot.; "The room heated up quickly" |
| ~ scorch, sear | make very hot and dry.; "The heat scorched the countryside" |
| ~ broil, bake | heat by a natural force.; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" |
| ~ reheat | heat again.; "Please reheat the food from last night" |
| v. (possession) | 9. heat | provide with heat.; "heat the house" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| ~ steam-heat | heat by means of steam. |
| v. (emotion) | 10. fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake | 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" |
| ~ arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ ferment | work up into agitation or excitement.; "Islam is fermenting Africa" |
| v. (change) | 11. heat, heat up, hot up | gain heat or get hot.; "The room heated up quickly" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ overheat | get excessively and undesirably hot.; "The car engines overheated" |
| ~ fry | be excessively hot.; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried" |
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