body heat
noun
: heat produced in the body of a living animal by metabolic and physical activities
called also animal heat
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On a chilly spring night in Balboa Park, the Casa del Prado’s cavernous rehearsal room was warmed by the body heat of more than a dozen San Diego Civic Youth Ballet dance students.
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
This helps prevent the medication from freezing while also keeping it from being exposed to direct body heat.
—Seraphina Seow, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2025
Gloves, a scarf, and a hat will keep you from losing your body heat.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Fleece is a popular choice for outdoor clothing because its texture traps body heat to provide an impressive warmth-to-weight ratio.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
This helps prevent the medication from freezing while also keeping it from being exposed to direct body heat.
—Seraphina Seow, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2025
Gloves, a scarf, and a hat will keep you from losing your body heat.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Fleece is a popular choice for outdoor clothing because its texture traps body heat to provide an impressive warmth-to-weight ratio.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Body heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20heat. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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