Warm

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Somewhat hotter than temperate; having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat; moderately hot: a warm climate.
  • adj. Having the natural heat of living beings: a warm body.
  • adj. Preserving or imparting heat: a warm overcoat.
  • adj. Having or causing a sensation of unusually high body heat, as from exercise or hard work; overheated.
  • adj. Marked by enthusiasm; ardent: warm support.
  • adj. Characterized by liveliness, excitement, or disagreement; heated: a warm debate.
  • adj. Marked by or revealing friendliness or sincerity; cordial: warm greetings.
  • adj. Loving; passionate: a warm embrace.
  • adj. Excitable, impetuous, or quick to be aroused: a warm temper.
  • adj. Predominantly red or yellow in tone: a warm sunset.
  • adj. Recently made; fresh: a warm trail.
  • adj. Close to discovering, guessing, or finding something, as in certain games.
  • adj. Informal Uncomfortable because of danger or annoyance: Things are warm for the bookies.
  • v. To raise slightly in temperature; make warm: warmed the rolls a bit more; warm up the house.
  • v. To make zealous or ardent; enliven.
  • v. To fill with pleasant emotions: We were warmed by the sight of home.
  • verb-intransitive. To become warm: The rolls are warming in the oven.
  • verb-intransitive. To become ardent, enthusiastic, or animated: began to warm to the subject.
  • verb-intransitive. To become kindly disposed or friendly: She felt the audience warming to her.
  • n. Informal A warming or heating.
  • phrasal-verb. warm up To prepare for an athletic event by exercising, stretching, or practicing for a short time beforehand.
  • phrasal-verb. warm up To make or become ready for an event or operation.
  • phrasal-verb. warm up To make more enthusiastic, excited, or animated.
  • phrasal-verb. warm up To approach a state of confrontation or violence.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; a mild temperature.
  • adj. Being something that causes warmth, or the impression thereof.
  • adj. Caring or charming, of relations to another person.
  • adj. Having a color in the red-orange-yellow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum.
  • adj. Close, often used in the context of a game in which "warm" and "cold" are used to indicate nearness to the goal.
  • adj. Ardent, zealous.
  • v. To make or keep warm.
  • v. to become warm, to heat up
  • v. To increasingly favour.
  • n. The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a heating.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.
  • adj. Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing.
  • adj. Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather.
  • adj. Fig.: Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the like, in spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited; sprightly; irritable; excitable.
  • adj. Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate.
  • adj. Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; forehanded; rich.
  • adj. In children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed.
  • adj. Having yellow or red for a basis, or in their composition; -- said of colors, and opposed to cold which is of blue and its compounds.
  • v. To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to render warm; to supply or furnish heat to.
  • v. To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.
  • verb-intransitive. To become warm, or moderately heated.
  • verb-intransitive. To become ardent or animated.
  • n. The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming; a heating.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having a moderate degree of heat; not cold: as, warm water; warm milk; warm blood; a warm bath.
  • Heated; having the sensation of heat; exhibiting the effects of being heated to a moderate degree; hence, flushed.
  • Communicating a sensation of warmth, or a moderate degree of heat: as, a warm fire; warm weather.
  • Subject to or characterized by the prevalence of a comparatively high temperature, or of moderate heat: as, a warm climate; warm countries.
  • Intimate; close; fast: as, warm friends.
  • Hearty; earnest: as, a warm welcome; warm thanks.
  • Fresh: said of a scent or trail.
  • Close to something that is sought, as in games involving search or guessing; on the right track; on the way to success, as in searching or hunting for something.
  • Comfortable; well-off; moderately rich; in easy circumstances.
  • Comfortably fixed or placed; at home; acquainted; well adjusted.
  • Undesirable; unpleasant, as on account of unpopularity or obnoxiousness to law, etc.
  • Ardent; earnest; full of zeal, ardor, or affection; enthusiastic; zealous.
  • Animated; brisk; keen; heated; hot: as, a warm engagement.
  • Stirred up; somewhat excited; hot; nettled: as, to become warm when contradicted.
  • Having the ardor of affection or passion.
  • Having too much ardor; coarse; indelicate.
  • Synonyms Sunny, mild, close, oppressive.
  • Earnest, hearty, enthusiastic, eager.—1–6. Warm is distinctly weaker than hot, fervent, fervid, fiery, vehement, passionate.
  • n. Warmth; heat.
  • n. An act or process of warming; a heating.
  • To become warm or moderately heated; communicate warmth.
  • To warm one's self.
  • To become ardent, animated, or enthusiastic.
  • To make warm.
  • To heat up; excite ardor or zeal in; interest; animate; enliven; inspirit; give life and color to; flush; cause to glow.
  • To administer castigation to: as, I'll warm him for that piece of mischief.
  • Figuratively, to occupy.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement
  • v. make warm or warmer
  • adj. having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
  • adj. having or displaying warmth or affection
  • v. get warm or warmer
  • adj. psychologically warm; friendly and responsive
  • adj. freshly made or left
  • adj. easily aroused or excited
  • adj. uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble
  • adj. of a seeker; near to the object sought
  • ad. in a warm manner
  • adj. (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows
  • adj. characterized by strong enthusiasm
  • Equivalent
    lively    tepid    warmed    warming    lukewarm    loving    cordial    hearty    fresh    excitable   
    Antonym
    peace    truce    cool    cold    arctic    frozen   
    Verb Form
    warmed    warming    warmness    warms   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    change   
    Cross Reference
    lively    glowing    fresh    affectionate    ardent    warm with    warm bath    warm wave    warm plaster    warm colors   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    zealous    enthusiastic    fervent    hot    furious    keen    violent    cordial    glowing    ardent   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Norm    conform    deform    disinform    dorm    form    inform    lukewarm    misinform    norm   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    soft    bright    dark    friendly    ready    saved    bad    thick    correct    still