HEATS

noun

1. Thermal energy.
2. The condition or quality of being hot.
3. An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.

verb

1. To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
2. To become hotter.
3. To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.

noun

1. (plural noun) A period of hot weather.