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hotelkeeper
nounC1
/həʊˈtelˌkiːpə/A person who owns or manages a hotel.
hotelman
nounLow
/ˈhəʊtlmən/A man who owns or manages a hotel.
hotere
nounVery Low (in global English); Low to Medium (in New Zealand English, particularly in bicultural contexts).
/hɒˈtɛrɛ/A Māori word meaning 'to be angry, offended, or upset'.
hotfoot
adverbnounverb+1Low
/ˌhɒtˈfʊt/To move somewhere quickly and with urgency.
hothead
nounC1
/ˈhɒt.hed/A person who acts impulsively, with anger or aggression, without thinking carefully.
hothouse
adjectivenounC1-C2 (Low-frequency; specialized and metaphorical use)
/ˈhɒt.haʊs/A heated greenhouse used for growing plants in controlled, warm conditions; an environment that encourages rapid, often forced, development.
hothouse lamb
nounVery Low
/ˈhɒthaʊs læm/a lamb raised in a heated shelter to be sold early in the season for meat.
hotien
nounVery Low (Obsolete/Rare)
/ˈhəʊ.ti.ən/A noun meaning a high-temperature environment or furnace; the state of being extremely hot.
hotkey
nounB2
/ˈhɒt kiː/A single key or combination of keys on a computer keyboard that, when pressed, performs a specific command or function within a software application or operating system, bypassing the need for a mouse or menu navigation.
hotline
adjectivenounB2
/ˈhɒt.laɪn/A direct telephone line for urgent or confidential communication.
hotliner
nounRare / Specialized
/ˈhɒtˌlaɪ.nə/A person who works on a hotline, answering calls from the public, often providing advice, support, or information on a specific topic.
hotlink
nounC1
/ˈhɒt.lɪŋk/A direct link or reference to a resource on another server, typically an image, which is displayed on one website but hosted elsewhere.
hotplate
nounB1
/ˈhɒt.pleɪt/A portable electric or gas appliance with a flat heated surface, used for cooking or keeping food warm.
hotpot
nounC1
/ˈhɒtpɒt/A dish of meat and vegetables, especially potatoes, cooked slowly in a covered pot.
hots
plural-nounB2
/hɒts/A strong romantic or sexual attraction towards someone.
hotshot
adjectivenounC1
/ˈhɒt.ʃɒt/A person who is exceptionally skilled, successful, or talented, often with connotations of being ambitious and confident, sometimes arrogantly so.
hotspur
nounLow
/ˈhɒt.spɜː(ɹ)/An impetuous, fiery-tempered, or rash person.
hottentot
nounVery Low / Archaic
/ˈhɒt.ən.tɒt/A dated and offensive ethnic term historically used for the Khoekhoe and Khoisan peoples of Southern Africa.
hottentot fig
nounC1
/ˌhɒtənˌtɒt ˈfɪɡ/A succulent plant native to South Africa with edible fruit, also known as sour fig.
hottentot's bread
nounVery Low / Archaic
/ˌhɒt.ən.tɒts ˈbrɛd/The edible underground stem or tuber of certain southern African plants, primarily of the genus Dioscorea.

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