body heat

noun

: heat produced in the body of a living animal by metabolic and physical activities

called also animal heat

Examples of body heat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The igloo draws on your dog’s own body heat to keep it warm, so the igloo shouldn’t be too big. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Another agent had shown him a photo of a half-dozen migrants jammed in a porta-potty to share body heat. — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Authorities advised the hikers to continue descending the mountain to maintain their body heat. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Some studies suggested many dinosaurs were endotherms, generating their own body heat like birds and mammals. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for body heat

• bittersweet
• incomplete
• indiscreet
• marguerite
• obsolete
• overeat
• overheat
• parakeet
• stillingfleet
• superheat
• amit
• athlete

Medical Definition

body heat

noun

: heat produced in the body of a living animal by metabolic and physical activity

called also animal heat