TORRID ZONE Synonyms

• the act of burning something

• pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

• a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

• execution by electricity

• execution by fire

• a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin

• of immediate import

• of or relating to or at an equator

• of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator

• of or existing at or near the geographic equator

• a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it

• characterized by intense emotion

• (archaic) extremely hot, burning, or glowing

• characterized by intense emotion

• like or suggestive of fire

• passionate or quick-tempered

• used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

• (extended meanings, especially of psychological heat) marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm

• characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense

• (color) bold and intense

• sexually excited or exciting

• recently stolen or smuggled

• very fast; capable of quick response and great speed

• wanted by the police

• producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves

• performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy

• very popular or successful

• very unpleasant or even dangerous

• newest or most recent

• having or bringing unusually good luck

• very good; often used in the negative

• made recently

• having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm

• of a seeker; very near to the object sought

• having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity

• charged or energized with electricity

• marked by excited activity

• dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

• toasted or roasted slightly

• capable of causing burns

• hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface

• sexually exciting or gratifying

• characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

• excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness

• of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic

• relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)

• characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense

• of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics

• the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate

• the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate