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noun
The state or temperature at which matter emits white light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A state of intensive activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A critical situation which causes a significant development in something; a force that metaphorically forges something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A strategy for economic growth through technological development, especially associated with the government of Harold Wilson.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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noun
the hotness of something heated until it turns white
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hotness, heat, high temperature
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