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warm up collapse: cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"; become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had lunch together"; run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"

warmth collapse: the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house"

mull collapse: an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides; a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre"; heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider"

incandesce collapse: become incandescent or glow with heat; "an incandescing body"; cause to become incandescent or glow; "the lamp was incandesced"

swelter collapse: suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach"; be uncomfortably hot

fever collapse: intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment"; a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

remittent collapse: (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity; "a remittent fever"

acne collapse: an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones

impetigo collapse: a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode

psychotherapy collapse: the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means; the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods

bake collapse: cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"; prepare with dry heat in an oven; "bake a cake"

eczema collapse: generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages

simmer collapse: temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"; boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"

prickly heat collapse: obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity

cook collapse: someone who cooks food; English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779); transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"; transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"; prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"; prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"

parch collapse: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

fry collapse: English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907); English painter and art critic (1866-1934); cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"; be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"

eruption collapse: the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum; (of volcanos) pouring out fumes of lava (or a deposit so formed); symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible

scald collapse: the act of burning with steam or hot water; a burn cause by hot liquid or steam; burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"; heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"; treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"

dermatitis collapse: inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters

suffocate collapse: feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"; be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"; suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"; become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"; impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

smolder collapse: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"; have strong suppressed feelings

surgery collapse: a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery"; the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"

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