ultrahot

adjective

ˌəl-trə-ˈhät How to pronounce ultrahot (audio)
Definition of ultrahotnext
as in boiling
having a notably high temperature ultrahot by any standard, a bolt of lightning can attain a temperature of 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultrahot
  1. boiling
  2. searing
  3. hot
  4. burning
  5. piping hot
  6. molten
Adjective
  • One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020
  • If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
Definition of boiling
Adjective
  • The Brutalist is a Fitzcarraldo fable of artistic endeavor, a universal immigrant tale and a searing indictment of capitalism Jones plays opposite Brody as Tóth’s wife, Erzsébet, in an indelible portrait of a woman physically broken by war who remains resolutely unbroken in spirit.
    Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The nearly three-hour podcast was a perfect storm of virality: comedy, conspiracy, and searing insult, leaving the internet in tatters.
    Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of searing
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  • Offering hot drinks and a lounge with sofas, as well as booths for injections, the Safer Drug Consumption Facility is the first of its kind in Britain and follows similar initiatives in other cities around the world, including New York.
    Stephen Castle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • These hot, dry, east-to-west winds caused by a high-pressure system are typical of the Santa Ana winds, which can afflict Southern California more than a dozen times per year.
    Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of hot
Adjective
  • Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
  • At private equity firm TPG, global head of human resources Anna Edwin poised one of the most burning questions for business leaders in thinking through their future talent strategies.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of burning
Adjective
  • Whipping up piping hot soups, stews, and roasts is one of the best ways to warm up on a cold evening.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Take, for example, pho, a noodle soup usually consisting of either beef or chicken broth that is simmered for hours before being served piping hot with a heaping plate of crunchy leafy greens and various aromatic herbs.
    Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of piping hot
Adjective
  • Next is the liquid outer core, made of molten iron and nickel, which is about 1,300 miles thick and has temperatures between 8,000 and 10,000 degrees.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • For example, the magma nearest the surface of the Yellowstone Caldera contains a lot of silica, which lends the molten rocks a sticky, viscous, and slow-moving quality.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of molten
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