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| warm [ wawrm ] |
adjective (comparative warm·er, superlative warm·est) |
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1. fairly hot: moderately or comfortably hot
  a warm climate
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2. providing warmth: providing warmth or protection against cold
a warm scarf
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3. with too much heat: having or feeling an undesirable amount of heat, from exertion or ambient temperature
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4. friendly: showing or feeling kindness and friendliness
a warm person
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5. passionate: showing passion or liveliness
a warm debate
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6. enthusiastic or ardent: showing or feeling great enthusiasm
Warm congratulations!
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7. quick to anger: excitable or easily angered
a warm temper
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8. suggesting warmth: having a color suggesting warmth, especially yellow or red
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9. physiology heated by metabolism: giving off the heat that arises naturally in warm-blooded animals
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10. hunting fresh: describes a scent in hunting that is fresh and strong
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11. close: close to the hidden object in a game or to guessing a secret
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informal
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You're getting warm.
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12. uncomfortable: uncomfortable because of danger
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informal
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verb (past and past participle warmed, present participle warm·ing, 3rd person present singular warms) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make something or become warm: to increase the temperature of something to a desirable or comfortable level, or become warm
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2. transitive verb make somebody happy: to make somebody or something cheerful or happy
were warmed by the presence of all their children
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3. intransitive verb become enthusiastic: to become enthusiastic about something
warmed to the idea of buying a new car
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4. intransitive verb become friendly: to become fond of somebody
She warmed to him.
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noun |
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1. warm place: a warm environment
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2. act of warming: an act of making somebody or something warm or becoming warm
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| [ Old English wearm< Indo-European] |
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| warm·er noun |
| warm·ish adjective |
| warm·ness noun |
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