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angry When a person gets angry, sometimes their face gets red or hot. When a sore on your skin looks angry, it means that it is red or hot. [1/2 definitions]
Arabian Desert The Arabian Desert is a very dry, hot, and sandy area of the Middle East. It is the largest desert in Asia.The Arabian Desert covers vast areas of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Jordan, Iraq, and other countries.
asphalt Asphalt is a black, sticky substance. It can be found in nature, but it is often created by people from oil and coal tar. Hot asphalt is often mixed with small rocks or sand and used to make roads and other things. This mixture is also called asphalt. When asphalt cools, it becomes hard.
bacteria microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. Bacteria are each made up of only one cell, but different kinds of bacteria can take different shapes. These organisms live in all parts of the earth including oceans, deserts, glaciers, hot springs, and in the bodies of most living things. While some kinds of bacteria are dangerous, most kinds are useful because they help in the digestion of food, in the making of soil, in the creation of medicines, and in many other natural processes.
bake When you bake something, you cook it in an oven. For baking, the oven is hot but at a medium temperature for an oven. Things like bread, cake, and cookies are baked. [1/2 definitions]
balloon a large bag made of thin material designed to inflate and be lifted off the ground when filled with hot air or a gas that is lighter than air. [1/3 definitions]
blowtorch a small device that makes a very hot, small flame for melting or cutting metal.
boil1 When water in a pot gets very hot and bubbles start to come up from the bottom, we say the water is boiling. When water boils, it changes from a liquid to a gas. If you boil water for a long time, the liquid will disappear because it will change into a gas and go into the air. [1/3 definitions]
brand a burn mark made on cattle or other animals with a hot iron to show who the owner is. [2/4 definitions]
break If someone breaks a record, they go beyond what any other person has done before. For example, maybe they run faster than anyone has ever run before. Or maybe they eat more hot dogs than anyone has ever eaten before. [1/9 definitions]
break into If you break into tears, you suddenly begin to show your emotion by crying. If you break into a sweat, your body suddenly shows that it is hot by sweating. [1/3 definitions]
broil1 to cause (something) to become extremely hot or to burn, especially at the top surface. [1/2 definitions]
bubble A bubble is an amount of air or other gas that takes a round shape and is surrounded by a lot of liquid or something solid. When water gets very hot in a pan on the stove, it will begin to make bubbles. [1/3 definitions]
bun A bun is a type of bread. Buns are small and are made for one person to eat at one time. Buns are sometimes round but also come in different shapes. Americans usually eat hamburgers and hot dogs inside a bun. These types of buns are plain in taste, but other types of buns are sweet. Some of these have icing on them or small fruits baked inside. [1/2 definitions]
Bunsen burner a burner that has holes at the bottom where air enters, mixes with gas, and makes a hot blue flame. Bunsen burners are used in laboratory experiments.
burn to be very hot. [1/8 definitions]
buy When you buy something, you pay money to someone and they give you something. When you buy a hot dog, you pay money and get a hot dog.
cactus a thick-stemmed, often prickly plant without conventional leaves that grows in hot, dry areas of America.
cattail A cattail is a tall plant that grows in wet places. It has long flat leaves and many tiny brown flowers that grow very close together. The many flowers form a shape like a hot dog!
Celsius When we use the word Celsius, we are talking about a system people can use when they measure temperature. In most countries of the world, people use this system called Celsius. In America, though, people use a system called Fahrenheit. When you see the letter C after a temperature, as in 22� C, the C stands for Celsius. When it is 22 degrees Celsius outside, the weather feels warm but not hot. It's a nice day to go to the park and play. When it is 22 degrees Fahrenheit, it's quite cold, maybe snowing, and you need a warm jacket.
circus A circus is a very special show that travels from town to town. A circus has clowns, acrobats, and other things to see. Some circuses have trained animals. You can also buy hot dogs, candy, and souvenirs at the circus.