(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ of something is a measure of how hot or cold it is.
The ~ soared to above 100 degrees in the shade...
Coping with severe drops in ~ can be very difficult.
N-VAR
2.
Your ~ is the ~ of your body. A normal ~ is about 37° centigrade.
His ~ continued to rise alarmingly.
N-UNCOUNT: oft poss N
3.
You can use ~ to talk about the feelings and emotions that people have in particular situations.
There’s also been a noticeable rise in the political ~.
N-COUNT: usu sing
4.
If something is at room ~, its ~ is neither hot nor cold.
Stir the parsley into the potatoes and serve at room ~.
PHRASE: usu PHR after v, v-link PHR
5.
If you are running a ~ or if you have a ~, your ~ is higher than it usually is.
He began to run an extremely high ~...
PHRASE: V inflects
6.
If you take someone’s ~ you use an instrument called a thermometer to measure the ~ of their body in order to see if they are ill.
He will probably take your child’s ~ too.
PHRASE: V inflects