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Changes in temperature

cool

verb

to become cooler, or to make something cooler

cool off

to become cooler after being very hot

fry

verb

to get too hot, for example because the sun is very strong

heat

verb

to make something hot

heat

verb

to become hot

heating

noun

the process of making something warm

overheat

verb

to become too hot, or to make something too hot, sometimes causing damage

thaw

verb

if someone’s body or a part of it thaws, it becomes warmer after being very cold

toast

verb

to warm yourself or a part of your body at a fire

warm

verb

to make something or someone warm

warm up

to become warm

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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