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2 : one's place of residence : HOME

Synonyms

abode, domicile, dwelling, fireside, habitation, home, house, lodging, pad, place, quarters, residence, roof—more at HOME

hearth·stone noun 1 : stone forming a hearth

2 : one's place of residence : HOME

heart·i·ly adverb : in a hearty manner

Synonyms

cheerfully, gaily, happily, jovially, merrily, mirthfully—more at GAILY

heart·i·ness noun : the quality or state of being hearty

Synonyms

fitness, health, robustness, soundness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness—more at HEALTH

heart·less adjective : lacking feeling or affection

Synonyms

callous, cold-blooded, hard, inhuman, inhumane, merciless, obdurate, pitiless, ruthless, soulless, stony, uncharitable, unfeeling, unsparing, unsympathetic—more at HARD

heart·rend·ing adjective : causing extreme sorrow or distress : HEARTBREAKING

heart·sick adjective : very despondent

Synonyms

bad, blue, brokenhearted, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, miserable, mournful, sad, wretched—more at SAD

heart·sick·ness noun : the quality or state of being heartsick

Synonyms

blues, dejection, depression, desolation, despondency, doldrums, dumps, forlornness, gloom, melancholy, sadness—more at SADNESS

heart–stop·ping adjective : extremely shocking or exciting

heart·strings noun plural : the deepest emotions or affections

heart·throb noun 1 : the throb of a heart

2 : sentimental emotion

3 : SWEETHEART

4 : an entertainer noted for his sex appeal

heart–to–heart adjective : SINCERE, FRANK

heart·warm·ing adjective : inspiring sympathetic feeling

Synonyms

comforting, encouraging, gratifying, heartening, rewarding, satisfying; also affecting, inspiring, moving, poignant, stirring, touching; elevating, uplifting; sympathetic, tender; kind, kindly, loving, warm; exciting, exhilarating, rousing, stimulating, thrilling; pleasing, welcoming

Antonyms

depressing, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting

heart·wood noun : the older harder nonliving and usu. darker wood of the central part of a tree trunk

1hearty adjective heart·i·er; -est 1 a : giving full support

b : enthusiastically or exuberantly cordial

2 : vigorously healthy

3 : ABUNDANT; also : NOURISHING

4 : carried out forcefully and energetically

Synonyms

[1b] amicable, companionable, comradely, cordial, friendly, genial, neighborly, warm, warmhearted—more at FRIENDLY

[2] able-bodied, chipper, fit, hale, healthy, robust, sound, well, whole, wholesome—more at HEALTHY

[4] firm, forceful, lusty, robust, solid, stout, strong, sturdy, vigorous

2hearty noun, plural heart·ies : an enthusiastic jovial fellow; also : SAILOR

1heat verb 1 : to make or become warm or hot

2 : EXCITE

— heat·ed·ly adverb

— heat·er noun

2heat noun 1 : a condition of being hot : WARMTH

2 : a form of energy that when added to a body causes the body to rise in temperature, to fuse, to evaporate, or to expand

3 : high temperature

4 a : intensity of feeling

b : sexual excitement esp. in a female mammal

5 : a preliminary race for narrowing the competition

6 : pungency of flavor

7 slang : POLICE

8 : PRESSURE, COERCION; also : ABUSE, CRITICISM

Synonyms

ardor, emotion, fervency, fervor, intensity, passion, vehemence, warmth—more at ARDOR

heat·ed adjective 1 : made or become hot or warm

2 : marked by anger or passion

Synonyms

agitated, feverish, frenzied, hectic, overactive, overwrought—more at FEVERISH

heat exchanger noun : a device (as an automobile radiator) for transferring heat from one fluid to another without allowing them to mix

heat exhaustion noun : a condition marked by weakness, nausea, dizziness, and profuse sweating resulting from physical exertion in a hot environment

heath noun 1 : any of a large family of often evergreen shrubby plants (as a blueberry or heather) of wet acid soils

2 : a tract of wasteland

— heathy adjective

1heathen adjective 1 : of or relating to heathens, their religions, or their customs

2 : not civilized