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Definition of 'Warm'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) warm
having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses:
a warm bath.

2.  warm
characterized by a moderately or comparatively high temperature:
a warm oven; a warm climate.

3.  warm
having a sensation of bodily heat.

4.  warm
conserving or maintaining warmth or heat:
warm clothes.

5.  warm
(of colors) suggestive of warmth; inclining toward red or orange rather than green or blue.

6.  warm
characterized by or showing affection, kindliness, or sympathy:
a warm heart.

7.  warm
strongly attached; intimate:
warm friends.

8.  warm
cordial or hearty:
a warm welcome.

9.  warm
heated, irritated, or angry.

10.  warm
animated; vigorous:
a warm debate.

11.  warm
strong or fresh:
a warm scent.

12.  warm
close to something sought, as in a game.

13.  warm
uncomfortable or unpleasant.

14. (v.t.) warm
to make warm; heat (often fol. by up):
to warm one's hands.

15.  warm
to heat or cook (something) for reuse, as leftovers (usu. fol. by over or up):
Warm up the stew.

16.  warm
to excite enthusiasm, cheerfulness, vitality, etc., in (someone):
a little wine to warm the company.

17.  warm
to inspire with kindly feeling; affect with lively pleasure:
It warms my soul to hear you say that.

18.  warm
to fill (a person, crowd, etc.) with strong feelings, as hatred or anger.

19. (v.i.) warm
to become warm or warmer (often fol. by up).

20.  warm
to become enthusiastic, animated, etc. (often fol. by up or to):
The speaker quickly warmed to her subject.

21.  warm
to grow kindly or sympathetically disposed (often fol. by to or toward):
My heart warmed toward him.

22.  warm
warm up,

23.  warm
to prepare one's body for strenuous exercise by engaging in moderate exercise.

24.  warm
to increase in excitement, intensity, violence, etc.

25.  warm
to become friendlier or more receptive.

26.  warm
to entertain (an audience) prior to a broadcast to increase receptiveness.

27. (n.) warm
Informal. a warming.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME werm, warm, OE wearm, c. OFris, OS, OHG warm, ON varmr)

Definition of 'Warm'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) warm
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
"a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"

2. (adj) warm
psychologically warm; friendly and responsive
"a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"

3. (adj) warm
(color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows
"warm reds and yellows and orange"

4. (adj) affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm
having or displaying warmth or affection
"affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"

5. (adj) strong, warm
freshly made or left
"a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"

6. (adj) quick, warm
easily aroused or excited
"a quick temper"; "a warm temper"

7. (adj) ardent, warm
characterized by strong enthusiasm
"ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support"

8. (adj) warm
characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement
"a warm debate"

9. (adj) warm
uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble
"made things warm for the bookies"

10. (verb) warm
of a seeker; near to the object sought
"you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"

11. (verb) warm, warm up
get warm or warmer
"The soup warmed slowly on the stove"

12. (adverb) warm
make warm or warmer
"The blanket will warm you"

13. (adverb) warmly, warm
in a warm manner
"warmly dressed"; "warm-clad skiers"

Definition of 'Warm'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) warm
≠ cool
a warm day; Come for a swim - the water's warm.; We went inside to keep warm.

2.  warm
keep warm
(of a building or clothing) making you stay warm
a warm room; The sweater kept me nice and warm.

3.  warm
keep sb warm
friendly and kind
a warm welcome from the local people; the warm relationship between the two leaders

4.  warm
having a color that makes you think of warm things
a warm red

5. (verb) warm
to heat
The sun had warmed the bricks.; Warm the bread in the oven for ten minutes.

Definition of 'Warm'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Warm
to communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to render warm; to supply or furnish heat to; as, a stove warms an apartment

2. (adj) Warm
to make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven

3. (noun) Warm
the act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming; a heating

4.  Warm
having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk

5.  Warm
having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing

6.  Warm
subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt

7.  Warm
fig.: Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the like, in spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited; sprightly; irritable; excitable

8.  Warm
violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate

9.  Warm
being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; forehanded; rich

10.  Warm
in children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed

11.  Warm
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

12. (verb) Warm
to become warm, or moderately heated; as, the earth soon warms in a clear day summer

13. (verb) Warm
to become ardent or animated; as, the speake/ warms as he proceeds

Translation of 'Warm'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: moderately, or comfortably, hot Are you warm enough, or shall I close the window?; a warm summer's day.
Afrikaans: soel, warm	Arabic: دافِئ	Bulgarian: топъл
Brazilian: quente	Czech: teplý	German: warm
Danish: varm	Greek: (ευχάριστα) ζεστός	Spanish: de temperatura adecuada;
Estonian: soe	Farsi: گرم	Finnish: lämmin
French: (assez) chaud	Hebrew: חַמִים	Hindi: गरम
Croatian: topao	Hungarian: meleg	Indonesian: hangat
Icelandic: hlÿr, volgur, heitur	Italian: caldo	Japanese: 暖い
Korean: 적당한	Lithuanian: šiltas	Latvian: silts
Malay: agak panas	Dutch: warm	Norwegian: varm
Polish: ciepły	Portuguese: quente	Romanian: cald
Russian: тёплый	Slovak: teplý	Slovenian: topel
Serbian: topao	Swedish: varm	Thai: อบอุ่น
Turkish: ılık	Taiwanese: 暖和的	Ukrainian: теплий, зігрітий
Urdu: قدرے گرم	Vietnamese: ấm	Chinese: 暖和的
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