Heated

The war on Iraq is a volatile subject of political debate; any wrong word and a heated argument could spark.

The discussion was heated.

No matter how cold it is outside, the rooms are comfortably heated.

The house is heated by solar energy.

The compromise which permits a smoker to smoke in the smoking corner was born after heated discussion.

Just as the argument got heated, he interposed.

At the meeting last night the problem gave rise to heated discussion.

We had a heated discussion about it.

I tried very hard to put an end to their heated argument.

When water is heated, it turns into gas.

a heated argument

heated discussion

a heated greenhouse / swimming pool / towel rail