noun
Uncommon
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Heats (noun) means a spell of hot weather. Example: “The summer heats made it hard to sleep.”
noun
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A spell of hot weather.
"The summer heats made it hard to sleep."
"Everyone suffered during the heats of July."
"Day after day succeeds of most delicious, dreamy softness; not enervating like the heats of summer, but exhilarating to soul and body."
— Albert Matthews, The Term Indian Summer (1901)
How to use heats
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA period of unusually hot weather (less common than "heat wave" today).
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What does “heats” mean?
The word “heats” means a spell of hot weather. In plain terms, a period of unusually hot weather (less common than "heat wave" today).
How do you pronounce “heats”?
“Heats” is pronounced heets (/hiːts/ in IPA).
How do you use “heats” in a sentence?
Here is “heats” used in a sentence: “The summer heats made it hard to sleep.”
What part of speech is “heats”?
“Heats” is a noun.
Is “heats” a common word?
“Heats” is an uncommon word in modern English.
