Heat

What “Heat” means

Noun

1. Thermal energy.
2. The condition or quality of being hot.
3. An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
4. A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
5. An undesirable amount of attention.

Verb

1. To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
2. To become hotter.
3. To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.
4. To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.
5. To arouse, to excite (sexually).

Where the word comes from

From Middle English hete, from Old English hǣtu, from Proto-West Germanic *haitī, from Proto-Germanic *haitį̄ (“heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- (“heat; hot”). Cognate with Scots hete (“heat”), Saterland Frisian Hatte (“heat”), Old High German heizī (“heat”). Related also to Dutch hitte (“heat”), German Hitze (“heat”), Swedish hetta (“heat”), Faroese and Icelandic hiti (“heat”). Related to hot.

From Middle English heten, from Old English hǣtan (“to heat; become hot”), from Proto-Germanic *haitijaną (“to heat, make hot”).

Business name ideas with “Heat”

Industries where “Heat” fits

We suggest this word for 5 business types and industries, including:

• HVAC Company
• Hot Sauce Brand
• Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing
• Metal Heat Treating
• Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing