warm 
warm (wôrm)
adjective
- having or giving off a moderate degree of heat a warm iron, warm coffee
- giving off pleasurable heat a warm fire
- uncomfortably warm; hot a warm night
- having the natural heat of living beings: said of the body, blood, etc.
- heated or overheated, as with exercise or hard work
- such as to make one heated or overheated warm exercise, work, etc.
- effective in keeping body heat in warm clothing
- characterized by lively disagreement: said of argument or controversy
- fervent; ardent; enthusiastic warm encouragement
- lively, vigorous, brisk, or animated
- quick to anger; irascible; heated
- genial; cordial a warm welcome
- sincere; grateful warm thanks
- sympathetic, affectionate, or loving
- passionate; amorous
- suggesting warmth; having yellow, orange, or red hue: said of colors
- newly made; fresh; strong: said of a scent or trail
- Informal close to discovering something; on the verge of guessing or finding, as in games
- Informal disagreeable; uncomfortable to make things warm for someone
Etymology: ME < OE wearm, akin to Ger warm < IE base *gwher-, hot > Gr thermē, heat, thermos, warm, theros, summer, L formus, warm, fornax, furnace
adverb
transitive verb
- to make warm; raise the temperature of to a moderate extent
- to make excited, animated, ardent, enthusiastic, lively, etc.
- to fill with pleasant or kindly emotions a sight to warm the heart
Etymology: ME warmen < OE wearmian
intransitive verb
- to become warm
- to become friendly, kindly, affectionate, or sympathetic (to or toward)
- to become excited, ardent, enthusiastic, lively, etc.: often with to
- to feel a glow of pleasure; bask
noun
warm up
- to heat or be heated; make or become warm
- to make or become sufficiently warm to operate effectively or efficiently to warm up an engine
- to reheat (cooked food, etc.) also warm over
- to make or become more animated, excited, ardent, lively, etc.
- to practice or exercise a while before going into a game, contest, performance, etc.
warm
modif.
Moderately heated
heated, sunny, melting, hot, mild, tepid, lukewarm, summery, temperate, clement, glowing, perspiring, sweaty, sweating, flushed, warmish*, snug as a bug in a rug*. Emotional
fervent, earnest, irascible, excitable, angry, amorous, emotional, passionate, heated, hot*, turned on*. Sympathetic
gracious, cordial, tender, empathetic; see friendly 1, sympathetic. See syn. study at tender.
Object
- cockle: Here's a story to warm the cockles of your heart, Scully.
- bench: Warming the bench at Madrid would surely have been a better option than playing with Titus Bramble and Shola Ameobi tho?
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- keep: Recommend lifestyle measures: Keep whole body warm; avoid exposure to cold; consider using portable heating aids in cold weather.
Modifies a noun
- welcome: Best of all, you will receive a warm welcome in Calgary at any time of the year.
- glow: Even with the sun well above the horizon, the light cast have a warm glow beloved by landscape photographers.
- sunshine: Sunday 2nd Feb We set out in warm sunshine for a full day of visits.
- clothing: The best temperature for studying is about 63 F ( 17 C ), provided you wear warm clothing.
- hospitality: Ancient olive trees, fabulous warm hospitality - Italy has it all!
Used with adjective complement
- keep: Find out how to get help to keep warm.
- stay: Stay warm, dry & protected whatever the weather & whatever messy working conditions.
- feel: Perhaps the words were forced, but the looks were real and he even felt warm.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- up: Warm up for Hogmanay on the 31st with a visit to George Street.
- through: Although superficially intact, even number five was warmed through.
Infinitive complement
- swim: Summer is long and hot, followed by a very pleasant Autumn, when the sea is still warm enough to swim in.
Present participle complement
- serve: Drain the spaghetti thoroughly then stir into the sausage mixture and divide between warmed serving bowls.
Preposition: in
- winter: We desire an indoor climate in which we feel comfortable - warm enough in winter, cool in summer.
- oven: Keep the cooked fishcakes warm in a low oven whilst you fry the remainder.
- microwave: Self-heating patches or heat packs that can be warmed in a microwave are a convenient alternative.
Preposition: of
- greeting: Whatever your reason for staying, you'll be assured of only the warmest of greetings... .
I wanted to be black. I always wanted to be black Being black iswarm and gay, being white is cold and sad.
Be warm, but pure; be amorous, but be chaste.
And in the warm hedge grew lush eglantine, Green cowbind and the moonlight-coloured may.
Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark.
[Gladstone] spent his declining years trying to guess the answer to the Irish Question.Unfortunately, whenever he was getting warm, the Irish secretly changed the question.
Have you seen the bush by moonlight, from the train, go running by? Blackened log and stump and sapling, ghostly trees all dead and dry; Here a patch of glassy water; there a glimpse of mystic sky? Have you heard the still voice callingöyet so warm, and yet so cold: 'I'm the Mother-Bush that bore you! Come to me when you are old'?
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