Collocations for heat - noun
1. being hot/level of temperature
ADJ.
burning, fierce, great, intense, searing, terrible, tremendous
The soil is baked dry by the fierce heat of the sun.
The soil is baked dry by the fierce heat of the sun.
gentle | excess, excessive
If circulation is impaired, the body cannot lose excess heat.
If circulation is impaired, the body cannot lose excess heat.
red, white
(often figurative) Everything he did was at white heat and lightning speed.
(often figurative) Everything he did was at white heat and lightning speed.
blood, body
VERB + HEAT
feel
We could feel the tremendous heat coming from the fire.
We could feel the tremendous heat coming from the fire.
disperse, dissipate, give out, lose
Even after the sun had set, the stones continued to give out heat.
Even after the sun had set, the stones continued to give out heat.
conserve, retain
The thick walls retain the heat.
The thick walls retain the heat.
absorb
Darker surfaces absorb heat.
Darker surfaces absorb heat.
conduct
Being a metal, aluminium readily conducts heat.
Being a metal, aluminium readily conducts heat.
generate, produce, provide, radiate
Computers, faxes and photocopiers all generate heat of their own.
Computers, faxes and photocopiers all generate heat of their own.
withstand
a material which can withstand heats of up to 2,000°C
a material which can withstand heats of up to 2,000°C
HEAT + VERB
build up, increase
He tried to ignore the heat building up in the confined space.
He tried to ignore the heat building up in the confined space.
HEAT + NOUN
loss | exhaustion, stress, stroke (also ‘heatstroke’)
She slumped to the ground, near to heat exhaustion.
She slumped to the ground, near to heat exhaustion.
PREP.
~ from
the heat from the fire
the heat from the fire
2. hot weather/conditions
ADJ.
baking, blazing, blinding, blistering, boiling, extreme, great, intense, oppressive, scorching, searing, shimmering, stifling, suffocating, sweltering
We walked more than ten miles in the blistering heat.
We walked more than ten miles in the blistering heat.
dry | humid, steamy, sultry
the steamy heat of New York in summer
the steamy heat of New York in summer
80-degree, 90-degree, etc. | afternoon, midday, morning | summer | desert, tropical
HEAT + VERB
grow
Daily the heat grew.
Daily the heat grew.
HEAT + NOUN
haze
A heat haze shimmered above the fields.
A heat haze shimmered above the fields.
PREP.
in the ~
I can''t work in this heat.
I can''t work in this heat.
PHRASES
the heat of the day
To avoid the heat of the day we went out in the mornings.
To avoid the heat of the day we went out in the mornings.
3. source of heat
ADJ.
high | gentle, low | medium, moderate | direct
Chocolate should never be melted over direct heat.
Chocolate should never be melted over direct heat.
dry
VERB + HEAT
turn up
Towards the end of the cooking, turn up the heat to brown the outside.
Towards the end of the cooking, turn up the heat to brown the outside.
lower, reduce, turn down | remove sth from, take sth off
Bring to the boil slowly, then remove from the heat.
Bring to the boil slowly, then remove from the heat.
return sth to
Return the pan to the heat and stir.
Return the pan to the heat and stir.
PREP.
off the ~
Make sure the pan is off the heat.
Make sure the pan is off the heat.
on a ~
Cook on a low heat for five minutes.
Cook on a low heat for five minutes.
over a ~
Simmer the sauce over a gentle heat.
Simmer the sauce over a gentle heat.
4. strong feelings
ADJ.
sudden
He stared at her, sudden heat in his eyes.
He stared at her, sudden heat in his eyes.
HEAT + VERB
flare, flood sth, rise
Heat flooded her cheeks.
Heat flooded her cheeks.
PREP.
in the ~ of
in the heat of battle/passion
in the heat of battle/passion
with ~
‘It was your hare-brained idea,’ Henry said with heat.
‘It was your hare-brained idea,’ Henry said with heat.
without ~
She spoke without heat.
She spoke without heat.
PHRASES
in the heat of the moment
Michael bitterly regretted those angry words, spoken in the heat of the moment.
Michael bitterly regretted those angry words, spoken in the heat of the moment.
5. race/competition
ADJ.
qualifying, regional | dead
Competition was fierce, with a dead heat in one of the races (= with two competitors finishing in exactly the same time).
Competition was fierce, with a dead heat in one of the races (= with two competitors finishing in exactly the same time).
VERB + HEAT
win
She won her heat.
She won her heat.
PREP.
in a/the ~
He fell in the first heat.
He fell in the first heat.