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Warm Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Warm? [adv] in a warm manner; "warmly dressed"; "warm-clad skiers" [adj] of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail" [adj] uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble; "made things warm for the bookies" [adj] characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement; "a warm debate" [adj] characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support" [adj] easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" [adj] freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm" [adj] having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [adj] 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" [adj] psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support" [adj] (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange" [v] make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you" [v] get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Warm: affectionate \| ardent \| caring \| close \| cordial \| enthusiastic \| excitable \| fond \| fresh \| hearty \| hot \| lively \| lovesome \| loving \| lukewarm \| near \| quick \| strong \| tender \| tepid \| uncomfortable \| warm up \| warmed \| warming \| warmly Related Terms \| Find terms related to Warm: See Also \| alter \| chafe \| change \| emotional \| friendly Warm In Webster's Dictionary \Warm\, a. [Compar. {Warmer}; superl. {Warmest}.] [AS. wearm; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. warm, Icel. varmr, Sw. & Dan. varm, Goth. warmjan to warm; probably akin to Lith. virti to cook, boil; or perhaps to Skr. gharma heat, OL. formus warm. ???, ???.] 1. Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk. ``Whose blood is warm within.'' --Shak. Warm and still is the summer night. --Longfellow. 2. Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing. 3. Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt. 4. Fig.: Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the like, in spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited; sprightly; irritable; excitable. Mirth, and youth, and warm desire! --Milton. Each warm wish springs mutual from the heart. --Pope. They say he's warm man and does not care to be mad? mouths at. --Addison. I had been none of the warmest of partisans. --Hawthor??. 5. Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate. Welcome, daylight; we shall have warm work on't. --Dryden. 6. Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; forehanded; rich. [Colloq.] Warm householders, every one of them. --W. Irving. You shall have a draft upon him, payable at sight: and let me tell you he as warm a man as any within five miles round him. --Goldsmith. 7. In children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed. [Colloq.] Here, indeed, young Mr. Dowse was getting ``warm,'' ?? children say at blindman's buff. --Black. 8. (Paint.) 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. Syn: Ardent; zealous; fervent; glowing; enthusiastic; cordial; keen; violent; furious; hot. \Warm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Warming}.] [AS. wearmian. See {Warm}, a.] 1. To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to render warm; to supply or furnish heat to; as, a stove warms an apartment. Then shall it [an ash tree] be for a man to burn; for he will take thereof and warm himself. --Isa. xliv 15 Enough to warm, but not enough to burn. --Longfellow. 2. To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven. I formerly warmed my head with reading controversial writings. --Pope. Bright hopes, that erst bosom warmed. --Keble. \Warm\, v. i. [AS. wearmian.] 1. To become warm, or moderately heated; as, the earth soon warms in a clear day summer. There shall not be a coal to warm at. --Isa. xlvii. 14. 2. To become ardent or animated; as, the speake? warms as he proceeds. \Warm\, n. The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming; a heating. [Colloq.] --Dickens.

Warm Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Warm?

[adv] in a warm manner; "warmly dressed"; "warm-clad skiers"
[adj] of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"
[adj] uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble; "made things warm for the bookies"
[adj] characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement; "a warm debate"
[adj] characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support"
[adj] easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"
[adj] freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"
[adj] having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
[adj] 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"
[adj] psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"
[adj] (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange"
[v] make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you"
[v] get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"

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Warm In Webster's Dictionary

\Warm\, a. [Compar. {Warmer}; superl. {Warmest}.] [AS.
wearm; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. warm, Icel. varmr, Sw.
& Dan. varm, Goth. warmjan to warm; probably akin to Lith.
virti to cook, boil; or perhaps to Skr. gharma heat, OL.
formus warm. ???, ???.]
1. Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.
   ``Whose blood is warm within.'' --Shak.

         Warm and still is the summer night.   --Longfellow.

2. Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing.

3. Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or
   no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt.

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

         Mirth, and youth, and warm desire!    --Milton.

         Each warm wish springs mutual from the heart.
                                               --Pope.

         They say he's warm man and does not care to be mad?
         mouths at.                            --Addison.

         I had been none of the warmest of partisans.
                                               --Hawthor??.

5. Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a
   warm contest; a warm debate.

         Welcome, daylight; we shall have warm work on't.
                                               --Dryden.

6. Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances;
   forehanded; rich. [Colloq.]

         Warm householders, every one of them. --W. Irving.

         You shall have a draft upon him, payable at sight:
         and let me tell you he as warm a man as any within
         five miles round him.                 --Goldsmith.

7. In children's games, being near the object sought for;
   hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing,
   or fact concealed. [Colloq.]

         Here, indeed, young Mr. Dowse was getting ``warm,''
         ?? children say at blindman's buff.   --Black.

8. (Paint.) 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.

Syn: Ardent; zealous; fervent; glowing; enthusiastic;
     cordial; keen; violent; furious; hot.


\Warm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Warming}.] [AS. wearmian. See {Warm}, a.]
1. To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to render
   warm; to supply or furnish heat to; as, a stove warms an
   apartment.

         Then shall it [an ash tree] be for a man to burn;
         for he will take thereof and warm himself. --Isa.
                                               xliv 15

         Enough to warm, but not enough to burn.
                                               --Longfellow.

2. To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to
   excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.

         I formerly warmed my head with reading controversial
         writings.                             --Pope.

         Bright hopes, that erst bosom warmed. --Keble.


\Warm\, v. i. [AS. wearmian.]
1. To become warm, or moderately heated; as, the earth soon
   warms in a clear day summer.

         There shall not be a coal to warm at. --Isa. xlvii.
                                               14.

2. To become ardent or animated; as, the speake? warms as he
   proceeds.


\Warm\, n.
The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming;
a heating. [Colloq.] --Dickens.

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