heats
heats
noun
Preliminary races or contests determining who advances to a final round.
"She won her qualifying heats easily."
verb
Causes something to become warm or hot; increases its temperature.
"The oven heats the food quickly."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: estrus, oestrus, rut, ignite, stir up, inflame, wake, fire up, hotness, high temperature, heat energy, heat up
Antonyms: anestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus, chill, cold, coldness, cool, cool down, frigidity, frigidness, low temperature