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POWER STATION (=place where electricity is produced) which makes heat go from one liquid or gas to another
heat ex.haus tion n [U] weakness and sickness caused by doing too much when it is very hot: Many of the refugees are suffering from heat exhaustion.
heath /hi:θ/ n 1 [C] an open piece of wild unfarmed land where grass and other plants grow; MOOR or COMMON 2 [U] a kind of bush with small flowers; HEATHER or LING
Heath, Sir Edward (1916-2005) a British politician in the Conservative Party, who was Prime Minister from 1970 to 1974. He is known for disagreeing with Margaret Thatcher, who followed him as Conservative leader, and for his strong support for the European Union and the idea of a single European CURRENCY (=system of money). He is also a respected musician and used to sail a YACHT (=sailing boat used in races).
Heath-cliff /'hi:θklɪf/ one of the main characters in the book WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1847) by Emily BRONTË. He is an attractive, proud, and often angry man with very strong emotions. He loves Catherine Earnshaw and she loves him, but they are prevented from marrying. As a result, he decides to punish the other members of her family because he believes that they are responsible for her unhappy life.
hea-then1 /'hi:ðən/ n old-fash 1 [the P] people, especially in a distant or wild place, who are not Christians → compare PAGAN
CULTURAL NOTE This word was used especially in the 19th century when Britain was building its EMPIRE. When British companies went to countries in the Empire to get cheap goods, missionaries (MISSIONARY) went to teach Christianity to the heathen, people they thought of as either wicked or not knowing about the right ways to behave: They went out to Africa to convert the heathen.
2 a person, especially in a distant or wild place, who does not belong to one of the large established religions 3 infml, often derog a person who is regarded as wild and uncivilized: He's nothing but a heathen.
heathen2 adj not Christian and usually living in a distant or wild place
heath-er /'hedər/ n [U] a small bush which grows on open windy land and has small purple, pink, or white flowers
CULTURAL NOTE People connect heather with Scotland where the mountainsides are purple with heather in the autumn. White heather is said to be lucky and gypsies (GYPSY) sometimes try to sell it.
Heath 'Robinson adj BrE (of a machine or system) clever and complicated in an amusing way. The expression comes from William Heath Robinson (1872-1944), a British CARTOONIST (=someone who draws humorous pictures) who drew designs for complicated machines to do simple jobs: He had rigged up an amazing Heath Robinson contraption for watering his house plants.
Heath-row Air-port /,hi:θrəʊ 'eəpɔ:t|| -'erpɔ:rt/ also Heathrow one of the four international airports serving London. The other three are Gatwick, Stansted, and London City Airport. Heathrow is the largest airport in the UK, and it is 20 miles to the west of central London.
heat-ing /'hi:tɪŋ/ also heat AmE — n [U] a system for keeping rooms and buildings warm: Turn the heating down. | a big heating bill → see also CENTRAL HEATING
heat ,lightning n [U] especially AmE LIGHTNING without thunder or rain, and which is a flash of light over a large area, seen especially in warm countries → compare SHEET LIGHTNING
heat-proof /'hi:tpru:f/ adj not damaged by heat: a heatproof work surface
heat pump n an apparatus which collects heat from one place and moves it to another, usually into a building, by means of warm air or water, usually sent through pipes
heat rash also prickly heat n [C;U] painful red spots close together on the skin caused by heat and SWEAT (=liquid which comes out of the body through the skin)
heat-re,sistant adj (of dishes, surfaces etc) not easily damaged by heat: a tray with a heat-resistant surface
'heat-seeking adj (of a weapon) able to find and travel towards the hot gases coming from an aircraft, ROCKET etc and destroy it: heat-seeking missiles
'heat shield n the part of a spacecraft which prevents the front from getting too hot as it comes back to the Earth
heat-stroke /'hi:tstrəʊk/ n [U] a sometimes severe condition of fever and weakness caused by too much heat → compare SUNSTROKE
'heat wave n a period of unusually hot weather
heave1 /hi:v/ v 1 [I;T+obj+adv/prep] to lift and pull or push with great effort: We heaved him to his feet. | We heaved the piano up the steps. | They heaved away at the heavy crate, but it didn't move an inch. 2 [T+obj+adv/prep] infml to throw (especially something heavy): The children have just heaved a brick through my window. 3 [I] to rise and fall regularly: Her chest heaved as she breathed deeply after the race. 4 [T] (of a person) to give out (a sound, especially a sad sound): We all heaved a sigh of relief. | to heave a groan 5 [I] to try to bring up food from the stomach, especially because of illness; RETCH 6 BrE be heaving infml be extremely busy: 'How was the supermarket?' 'Oh, it was absolutely heaving. I'd forgotten there was a holiday tomorrow.' 7 [I+adv/prep] (past tense usually hove) tech (of a ship) to move in the stated direction or manner: As we came into harbour another ship hove alongside. | (fig., humor) We were just about to go when my old friend Pete hove into view.
heave to phr v hove /həʊv/ [I] tech (of a ship) to stop moving; come to rest: When the ship received the signal, she hove to.
heave2 n 1 [C] an act of heaving something: One more heave, boys, and the stone will be in place. 2 [U(the)] a regular rising and falling movement: the heave of the sea
,heave-'ho n slang give (someone) the (old) heave-ho to dismiss (someone) from a job
heav-en /'hevən/ also heavens pl. — n especially lit the sky: a grey heaven | Suddenly the heavens opened. (=it began to rain very hard)
Heaven, heaven n 1 the place where God or the gods are supposed to live; a place of complete happiness where the souls of good people go after death
CULTURAL NOTE People in the US and UK often think about Heaven as a place in the sky where God lives with the ANGELS, who wear long white dresses and play musical instruments called HARPS. When someone dies, people imagine that they go to the entrance of Heaven, known as the Pearly Gates. Saint Peter stands by the gates holding the keys, and asks the dead person questions to find out whether they were good or bad during their life. If they have been good, they go up to Heaven. If they have been bad, they go down to HELL. → see Cultural Note at HELL
2 [U] infml a state of great happiness: I was in heaven when I heard the good news. | The beach was heaven. | It was sheer heaven being able to stay in bed all day. → see also SEVENTH HEAVEN, move heaven and earth (MOVE1) 3 often in expressions of surprise or annoyance instead of using the word 'God': Heaven help us if the newspapers ever find out about this. | Heaven knows (=I can't imagine) what would have happened if the police hadn't arrived. | For Heaven's sake shut up! 4 Heavens! Good Heavens! Heavens alive! (expressions of surprise or annoyance)
heav-en-ly /'hevənli/ adj 1 infml wonderful; giving great pleasure: What heavenly weather! 2 [A] existing or belonging to heaven, the sky, or space: The sun, moon, and stars are heavenly bodies. | a heavenly choir of angels
,Heavenly 'Twins, the → see CASTOR AND POLLUX
,heaven-'sent /I'.. ../ adj happening at just the right moment: a heaven-sent opportunity
heav-en-wards /'hevənwədz||-wərdz/ also heav-en-ward /-wəd||-wərd/ AmE — adv towards Heaven or the sky
heav-ies /'heviz/ [the P] BrE, infml serious newspapers; QUALITY PAPERS → compare TABLOID
heav-y1 /'hevi/ adj 1 of a relatively great weight, especially of a weight that makes lifting or moving difficult: a heavy