white heat

white heat
1. a stage of intense activity, excitement, feeling, etc.: The sales campaign is at white heat.
2. an intense heat at which a substance glows with white light.
[1700-10]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • White Heat — «White Heat» Canción de Madonna álbum de estudio True Blue Publicación 30 de junio, 1986 G …   Wikipedia Español

  • White heat — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • white heat — white′ heat′ n. 1) phs thr an intense heat at which a substance glows with white light 2) a stage of intense activity or excitement • Etymology: 1700–10 …   From formal English to slang

  • white heat — n [U] the very high temperature at which a metal turns white →↑white hot …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • white heat — noun uncount 1. ) the very high temperature at which metal becomes white in color 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY a state of strong emotion or a lot of activity …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • white heat — ► NOUN ▪ the temperature or state of something that is so hot that it emits white light …   English terms dictionary

  • white heat — n. 1. a temperature at which material glows white 2. a state of intense emotion, excitement, etc …   English World dictionary

  • White Heat — Infobox Film name = White Heat director = Raoul Walsh writer = Virginia Kellogg (story) Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts starring = James Cagney Virginia Mayo Edmond O Brien Margaret Wycherly Steve Cochran producer = Louis F. Edelman music = Max Steiner …   Wikipedia

  • White Heat — L enfer est à lui Virginia Mayo et James Cagney L enfer est à lui (White Heat) est un film américain réalisé par Raoul Walsh, sorti le 2 septembre 1949 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • White Heat — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Sprung in den Tod Originaltitel: White Heat Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1949 Länge: 114 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”