White-hot (adjective)

Extremely hot and glowing, so hot that it is white in color.

Origin:

White + hot.

Examples:

  1. The metal was white-hot when it was pulled out of the furnace.
  2. The sun was white-hot and scorching the desert.
  3. The white-hot embers were radiating heat.
  4. The white-hot flames were consuming the building.
  5. The white-hot metal was too hot to touch.
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