What does warm mean

Crossword clues for warm

warm

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

warm

I.adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a cold/warm/hot spell

▪ There was a very cold spell in late November.

a fine/warm/cool etc evening

▪ It was a fine evening, so we decide to eat outside.

a hot/warm drink

▪ Come inside and I’ll make you a hot drink.

a hot/warm/cool bath

▪ Why don't you have a nice warm bath?

a warm breeze

▪ A warm breeze ruffled the leaves of the trees.

a warm colour (=pleasant and containing some red, yellow, or orange)

▪ The old farmhouse is beautifully decorated with warm colours.

a warm personality (=friendly and kind to people)

▪ Everyone who knew Roseanne will miss her warm personality.

a warm reception (=friendly or approving)

▪ The Prince was given a warm reception when he visited Birmingham.

a warm/friendly smile

▪ Peter Leary welcomed Rachel with a warm smile.

a warm/friendly welcome

▪ You can be sure of a warm welcome.

body warmer

▪ a fleece body warmer

extend a warm welcome

▪ We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our French visitors.

get/have a warm etc reception (also receive a warm etc receptionformal)

▪ As he came on, Rocky got a great reception from the crowd.

give sb/sth a warm etc reception

▪ Opposition parties gave the proposals a lukewarm reception.

global warming

hot/warm

▪ Can I have a cup of warm milk please?

keep (sb/sth) warm/safe/dry etc

▪ We huddled around the fire to keep warm.

meet with a warm etc receptionformal

▪ They met with a chilly reception from my mother.

nice and warm/clean/easy/quiet etc

▪ The house seemed nice and tidy.

soft/warm (=light that seems slightly yellow or orange)

▪ the soft light of the candles

the hot/warm sun

▪ The hot sun beat down on the men working.

warm and comfortable

▪ The house is warm and comfortable even in winter.

warm and cosy

▪ The living room was warm and cosy.

warm and snug

▪ The kids were warm and snug in their beds.

warm brown

▪ a warm brown shade

warm clothes

▪ If you’re walking in the mountains, take plenty of warm clothes.

warm clothing

▪ The flood victims need shelter and warm clothing.

warm front

warm

▪ I was wrapped up in a nice warm coat.

warm/cold front (=an area of warm or cold air)

warm/hot sunshine

▪ Don't spend too long in hot sunshine without a hat.

warm/hot

▪ Warm air rises and is replaced by cooler and denser air.

▪ I felt a sudden rush of hot air.

warm/hot

▪ Many people prefer to live where the climate is warm.

warming pan

wrap up warm/well

▪ Make sure you wrap up warm – it’s freezing.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

air

▪ From the hot grill a current of warm air wafts across my face.

▪ Now the warm air was full of shouts and movement.

▪ Feel the warm air as you breathe out and the cooler air as you breathe in.

▪ When the evening comes the female spruce budworm moth rises up on warm air currents.

▪ The weight of the glider and the woman slowed him down, but he could feel the warm air currents.

▪ Buffalo were tethered and breathed warm air into the night.

▪ I didn't know anything about the way some birds use warm air currents to help their flight.

▪ In the winter, reversible ceiling fans can help circulate warm air and make furnace use more efficient.

bed

▪ After they made love, he had left the warm bed and her possessive arms.

▪ He climbed back into the warm bed and drew his weeping wife to him.

▪ She thought of her warm bed, and began to close the window.

▪ His wet, cold body was aching and calling out for a hot meal and warm bed.

▪ But he would have a drink and a warm bed awaiting him when he got rid of it.

▪ She turned half-asleep in her big warm bed to curl an arm and herself round Lucy's hot soft body.

▪ She must have told me once that I was lucky to have a warm bed to lie in at night.

▪ No, all it has taken is a nice, warm bed and an active imagination coaxing me into a deep sleep.

blood

▪ Both stood still, the warm blood freezing in their veins.

▪ The heated honey ran like thin, warm blood.

▪ Cold blackness grasped at him, fingering its way through his warm blood, just waiting its moment.

▪ As long as warm blood flows in my body and I am fit to remember, my experience of Fiona will never be lost.

▪ Stepping through the warm blood, Dai Huang lit the fire.

body

▪ She clasped the two small warm bodies to her and wept a little on to their coats.

▪ It had been a long time since a warm body had been beside him.

▪ Toast, newspapers and a warm body.

▪ The movement aggravated the sensations she was already experiencing at the contact with Travis's warm body.

▪ A warm body is not hard to find.

▪ He woke in the small hours, feeling cold, and moved over to be closer to Carolyn's warm body.

▪ She turned round, ready to scuttle back to the house, and immediately cannoned into a hard, warm body.

day

▪ On warm days a long and cooling drink, or a mug of tea, is impossible to resist.

▪ It was a warm day when I saw a thick white fog gradually creeping up the sides of the hills.

▪ So, except during a few warm days in summer, a white coat would seem to put its wearer at a disadvantage.

▪ Once, on a particularly warm day, Quinn saw him sprawled out on the grass asleep.

▪ It was a warm day, one of the best that summer, and they ate on the terrace.

▪ Today is a rare warm day in winter, in the mid-fifties.

▪ They enjoy water and do not hesitate to enter it on warm days.

▪ Sanderman must remember back to a warm day in September when he first met Gretzky.

glow

▪ The Nimbus engineers also ensure that the ever-lovely Vocalise emits a particularly warm glow.

▪ Every time I glance inside l feel a warm glow of satisfaction.

▪ For the first time that week, I felt a warm glow inside me.

▪ When I read aloud, my goal is to snuggle around the warm glow of a story.

▪ Sunlight streamed in from the windows above the gallery, bathing the polished panels of the walls in a warm glow.

▪ The warm glow would spread, kill the thumping in his head, and still the tremble in his hand.

▪ Rarely has a film given me such a warm glow.

▪ Eighteen-year-old Kerri Strug is in her second Olympics and has yet to feel the warm glow of stardom.

heart

▪ A good mind and a warm heart can be made impotent if there is no commitment.

▪ It recognized what was climbing up toward it from the warm heart of the Solar System.

▪ Her outwardly cynical manner concealed a warm heart, and she was devoted to those she loved.

▪ Marty is a cold-blooded killer with a warm heart and a vulnerable ego.

▪ But Maggie had a warm heart and she looked for the best in people.

light

▪ They were almost asleep now, bathed in warm light, half hearing Scriabin on the kitchen radio.

▪ He stands outside the window looking in at shoppers in the bright warm light of the store.

▪ If trumpet girl was your only prospect of a date wouldn't you see Wellard in a warmer light?

▪ Lamps glowed here and there in the room, creating pools of warm light.

▪ Across the street warm lights showed through pebbled glass.

▪ The warm light felt as if it would never change.

▪ Seconds later, it seemed, some one was shining a very bright, warm light against her closed lids.

place

▪ All this happened in the area of the tent, the warm place that had been their haven.

▪ Cover loosely and keep in a warm place for about 4 hours.

▪ Leave the mixture in a warm place until the yeast starts to bubble. 2.

▪ Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let dough rise in a warm place until it has doubled in bulk.

▪ With this mark I will find the wings to fly to the warm place.

▪ Cover pheasant with aluminum foil and let rest in a warm place.

▪ For an old-age pensioner, a warm place on a winter's afternoon.

▪ Allow the dough to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, until it has roughly doubled in size.

reception

▪ Assets of £75,000 or even less can now be enough to guarantee you a warm reception from the private bankers.

▪ There were no problems with the trip, he said, but he was embarrassed by the warm reception he received.

▪ From some of the 11,000 students a warm reception, and a cheeky invitation.

▪ We are preparing a warm reception for invaders.

room

▪ Store the vinyl in a warm room during cold months of the year.

▪ Fill him up with food and booze, direct him to a warm room and then pray hard.

▪ I opted for bright welcoming lights, while my friend said that she liked warm rooms and a good fire.

▪ The kitchen was the warmest room in the house, apart from the sickroom.

▪ In a warm room the nose discharges and fills up which ameliorates the headache; a thick, fluent, yellow discharge.

▪ Drying time: wearable after drying for three hours in a warm room.

▪ Closed curtains, the kettle singing, warm room.

smile

▪ Sunshine, warm smiles and a skyline of gently rounded peaks dressed in verdant green meadows and lush forests.

▪ She glanced up at Mel with a warm smile and a look of pleasure.

▪ However nervous she may have felt inside, her warm smile and unaffected manner were a photographer's delight.

▪ George said with a warm smile.

▪ A beautiful Philippino nurse with a warm smile slid out of - as we slid into - a small office.

▪ She tipped the basket towards the girls and smiled a wide, warm smile at the two men.

▪ He gave her a warm smile in spite of everything.

▪ Clinton, all fuzzy and warm smiles, understood this.

summer

▪ When Nails had the refrigerator factory to himself on a warm summer evening he felt amazingly content.

▪ This rustic, flavorful stew is good hot or at room temperature on a warm summer day.

▪ It is warm all year round, with warm summers, mild winters and moderate rainfall.

▪ After a warm summer, things were looking mighty good at the end of August.

▪ It was still hot from the dry July day: no-one could recall such a warm summer.

▪ This unusual dish is ideal for picnics or lunches on a warm summer day.

▪ The warm summer air was clear, and the smoke could be clearly seen billowing straight up.

▪ He did not survive a warm summer night.

water

▪ Sliding deeper, he let the warm water lap around him.

▪ The warm water would make the blood flow easily.

▪ Others were given warm water for soup, and on complaining were harshly told to work harder.

▪ It grows in pools and ponds and requires warmer water.

▪ Turning on the brass taps, she half filled the bath with warm water.

▪ Wash walls with a solution of two tablespoons of baking soda to one quart warm water.

▪ An organic alternative to proprietary sprays is a strong solution of soap or washing-up liquid in warm water.

▪ Wash gasket and door liner with warm water and mild soap or detergent.

weather

▪ Choose a site in full sun, and water well during warm weather.

▪ You may not know how extensive the damage is until warmer weather.

▪ That was borne out by the census that was taken in April, in rather warmer weather.

▪ Harvesting began early in Bordeaux as well, due to unseasonably warm weather.

▪ At last, warm weather - but alas, no mink.

▪ With warm weather coming, the residents are concerned about potential mosquito problems with the flooded, open field.

▪ Just think about the ways in which your skin changes in warmer weather.

▪ As the warm weather arrives in Yosemite, so do the people en masse, many from far reaches of the world.

welcome

▪ And the warmest welcome is extended to Bob Marley, who draws the sort of tourists that don't mind the rain.

▪ You will be sure of a warm welcome.

▪ Collectors, bibliophiles and browsers will find a warm welcome from the many dealers when the fair opens at 10.00 am precisely.

▪ This was a busy and fruitful time, and the team were given a warm welcome in all the places we worked.

▪ Anyone who dreads the hairdressers more than the dentists can be guaranteed a warm welcome at Greys with free advice available.

▪ You are assured of a warm welcome from Frau Hinterholzer, the owner.

▪ Boro's crowd gave their local boy a warm welcome, so warm it burned him off.

▪ You are sure to receive a warm welcome.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

best/good/warmest etc wishes

▪ A former miner, Joe was presented with a cheque together with good wishes for a long and happy retirement.

▪ And while babies are on my mind, my best wishes to Patsy Kensit on the birth of her son.

▪ Meanwhile, may I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and best wishes for the coming year.

▪ My best wishes to Madame Zborowska and warm greetings to you.

▪ Our best wishes to his family and friends.

▪ She hadn't deserved their kindness, their good wishes - she'd hardly been a boon companion of late.

▪ Spare me your shock and good wishes.

▪ With best wishes for success and prosperity.

look/feel like death warmed up

plenty big/fast/warm etc enough

unseasonably warm/cold/hot etc

▪ Harvesting began early in Bordeaux as well, due to unseasonably warm weather.

▪ It was mid-summer, and unseasonably warm for Glasgow.

▪ The cherry tree was coming into blossom, encouraged by the unseasonably warm sunshine.

▪ The mid-afternoon sun was still unseasonably warm, and there were children bathing in the sea.

▪ The night being unseasonably warm, most of the windows were wide open.

▪ The spring day was unseasonably warm, and after two hour's tuition she went into the clubhouse.

warm as toast

▪ The kerosene stove kept the room warm as toast.

warm the cockles of sb's heart

▪ It warms the cockles of my female heart to know that such womanly wiles still continue to manipulate and convince.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

▪ a warm bath

▪ a warm day

▪ Are you nice and warm?

▪ He gave Gabrielle a warm hug.

▪ He welcomed us with a warm smile.

▪ I'm looking forward to some warmer weather.

▪ I didn't want to get out of my nice warm bed.

▪ I need to buy a warm pair of boots for camping.

▪ It's nice and warm in the kitchen.

▪ It was freezing outside but in the ski lodge they were as warm as toast.

▪ It was nice and warm in the sunshine.

▪ Make sure you bring plenty of warm clothing.

▪ My mother's knitted me a nice warm sweater.

▪ She's a warm, caring person, and she'll make a wonderful nurse.

▪ The atmosphere in the meeting grew warm.

▪ These gloves are lovely and warm.

▪ These plants only grow in warm climates.

▪ We had to keep moving in order to keep warm.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

▪ I feel warm tears running down my cheeks.

▪ It is warm all year round, with warm summers, mild winters and moderate rainfall.

▪ Just as warm and cool colors visually manipulate the size of a garden, they set the mood as well.

▪ Not as warm and maybe not as optimistic as it once was, but still plenty friendly and inviting.

▪ She would wear the Persian lamb to the meeting of the Symphony Orchestra Club tonight, even if it was a bit warm.

▪ The birds are warm, dry, and safe from predators.

▪ The morning was quiet and warm.

II.verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

through

▪ Meanwhile fry mushrooms, then add turkey and warm through.

▪ Stir in basil and duck and warm through.

▪ Add the flaked tuna to the sauce and warm through.

▪ Let the soup warm through completely, then serve with a dusting of freshly grated nutmeg.

▪ Heat over medium heat until warmed through.

▪ Return the bowl to the heat to warm through. 3.

■ NOUN

cockle

▪ It warms the cockles of my female heart to know that such womanly wiles still continue to manipulate and convince.

▪ Talk of means-testing pensions hardly warms the cockles.

▪ This will warm the cockles of a sappy gal's heart.

earth

▪ As the Ice Age passed and the earth warmed, the glaciers, year by year, retreated.

▪ As the Earth warmed and partial melting occurred, water was released and carried to the surface along with lava.

▪ Already it felt as though the earth would never warm again.

▪ But how much would the Earth warm?

idea

▪ He was quite warming to the idea of all this.

subject

▪ The author warms to his subject when he writes of the Peninsular War.

▪ Mike has, by now, more than warmed to his subject.

▪ Religion, continued Joshua, warming to his subject, played no part at all.

▪ I admitted, warming to my subject now that I had gotten started, that I had not always felt this way.

▪ Just as I was warming to the subject, I noticed that this handsome, intelligent man was finishing my sentences.

sun

▪ It was cool, with the sun just beginning to warm their arms and the stones in the wall along the drive.

▪ The sun had warmed the stucco.

▪ Butterflies, in contrast, open their wings to the sun to warm up and take off.

▪ The red sun warmed him as it rose in the sky, and that brought him pleasure.

▪ As the sun warms their walls, the air inside becomes hotter than that in the centre of the nest.

▪ I suppose the sun has warmed the house, because the nighttime temperatures have been twenty or thirty degrees lower.

theme

▪ Shaking a little at first but gradually warming to his theme, the sacked Chancellor dealt John Major a devastating blow.

weather

▪ As the weather warms, these multiply, without benefit of males, into millions.

▪ Once the weather warms up, you could move the star fruit outdoors.

▪ In the clamp they last well until February, but tend to rot when the weather warms up in the spring.

▪ When the weather warmed, it be-came time for the swallow to fly north.

▪ The plugs will spread as the weather warms.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

best/good/warmest etc wishes

▪ A former miner, Joe was presented with a cheque together with good wishes for a long and happy retirement.

▪ And while babies are on my mind, my best wishes to Patsy Kensit on the birth of her son.

▪ Meanwhile, may I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and best wishes for the coming year.

▪ My best wishes to Madame Zborowska and warm greetings to you.

▪ Our best wishes to his family and friends.

▪ She hadn't deserved their kindness, their good wishes - she'd hardly been a boon companion of late.

▪ Spare me your shock and good wishes.

▪ With best wishes for success and prosperity.

look/feel like death warmed up

lovely and warm/fresh/clean etc

▪ All that changed, as inevitably it had to, but it was lovely and warm and fulfilling while it lasted.

▪ I always keep the heater on upstairs, so it's always lovely and warm.

plenty big/fast/warm etc enough

unseasonably warm/cold/hot etc

▪ Harvesting began early in Bordeaux as well, due to unseasonably warm weather.

▪ It was mid-summer, and unseasonably warm for Glasgow.

▪ The cherry tree was coming into blossom, encouraged by the unseasonably warm sunshine.

▪ The mid-afternoon sun was still unseasonably warm, and there were children bathing in the sea.

▪ The night being unseasonably warm, most of the windows were wide open.

▪ The spring day was unseasonably warm, and after two hour's tuition she went into the clubhouse.

warm as toast

▪ The kerosene stove kept the room warm as toast.

warm the cockles of sb's heart

▪ It warms the cockles of my female heart to know that such womanly wiles still continue to manipulate and convince.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

▪ Serve in warmed tortillas, with salsa.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

▪ Another great way to warm up is to save the more difficult documents for last.

▪ Don't warm wine by placing it next to a radiator or open fire, as this will cause it to taste coarse.

▪ I stamp my feet to warm them up.

▪ It is said that the prison director steals the fuel to warm his own house in Meknes.

▪ The more complex, the longer it takes to warm up.

▪ This is an inspirational tale that would warm the heart of Joseph Campbell.

III.noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ VERB

feel

▪ The tingle from the retinol is mild; my skin just felt a little warm.

▪ Lettie replied, feeling anger warm inside her.

▪ Was it self-deception or did she really feel warm to his touch?

get

▪ He never set foot into the church, even to get warm.

▪ Near a courtyard I saw a synagogue, and I went in to get warm.

▪ No matter how much heat you put into it, you can t get warm.

keep

▪ Remove from pan with a slotted utensil and drain on paper towels; keep warm.

▪ Cook on both sides until golden brown, then drain on paper towel. Keep fritters warm while cooking remaining batter.

▪ Transfer rabbit pieces to a serving platter and keep warm.

▪ When rabbit is done, remove from pan to a serving platter and keep warm.

▪ While sauce is cooking, in another large saute pan, saute apple wedges in butter until lightly browned. Keep warm.

▪ Taste and adjust seasoning with salt; keep warm.

serve

▪ Bake in a preheated oven at 200C, 400F or Gas Mark 6 for 10-12 minutes. Serve warm.

▪ Remove legs to a serving platter and keep warm.

▪ Remove from pans, baste with butter and serve warm.

▪ Add to skillet and stir to blend. Serve warm with fried won ton chips.

▪ Bake in a 350-degree oven for 45 minutes or until center appears set. Serve warm with whiskey sauce.

▪ Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

▪ It can be served warm or at room temperature.

stay

▪ If you put the meat back in the refrigerator in a big lump, the center will stay warm for hours.

▪ Soon we will turn away from each other, but our backs will touch, close enough to stay warm.

▪ Serve warm; it will stay warm for well over an hour.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

best/good/warmest etc wishes

▪ A former miner, Joe was presented with a cheque together with good wishes for a long and happy retirement.

▪ And while babies are on my mind, my best wishes to Patsy Kensit on the birth of her son.

▪ Meanwhile, may I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and best wishes for the coming year.

▪ My best wishes to Madame Zborowska and warm greetings to you.

▪ Our best wishes to his family and friends.

▪ She hadn't deserved their kindness, their good wishes - she'd hardly been a boon companion of late.

▪ Spare me your shock and good wishes.

▪ With best wishes for success and prosperity.

lovely and warm/fresh/clean etc

▪ All that changed, as inevitably it had to, but it was lovely and warm and fulfilling while it lasted.

▪ I always keep the heater on upstairs, so it's always lovely and warm.

plenty big/fast/warm etc enough

unseasonably warm/cold/hot etc

▪ Harvesting began early in Bordeaux as well, due to unseasonably warm weather.

▪ It was mid-summer, and unseasonably warm for Glasgow.

▪ The cherry tree was coming into blossom, encouraged by the unseasonably warm sunshine.

▪ The mid-afternoon sun was still unseasonably warm, and there were children bathing in the sea.

▪ The night being unseasonably warm, most of the windows were wide open.

▪ The spring day was unseasonably warm, and after two hour's tuition she went into the clubhouse.

warm as toast

▪ The kerosene stove kept the room warm as toast.

warm the cockles of sb's heart

▪ It warms the cockles of my female heart to know that such womanly wiles still continue to manipulate and convince.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

▪ The warmth of the sun was making them all sleepy.

IV.adverb

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

▪ The Secretary General was warmly welcomed at the White House yesterday.

The Collaborative International Dictionary

Warm

Warm \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. ???, ???.]

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.
Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing.
Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt.
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??.
Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate.

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

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

Warm

Warm \Warm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Warmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Warming.] [AS. wearmian. See Warm, a.]

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.
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

Warm \Warm\, v. i. [AS. wearmian.]

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

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary

warm

Old English wyrman "make warm" and wearmian "become warm;" from the root of warm (adj.). Phrase warm the bench is sports jargon first recorded 1907. Related: Warmed; warming.\n\nSCOTCH WARMING PAN. A wench.

[Grose, "Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1785]

warm

Old English wearm "warm," from Proto-Germanic *warmaz (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Old High German, German warm, Old Norse varmr, Gothic warmjan "to warm"), of uncertain origin. On one guess it is from PIE *gwher- (cognates: Sanskrit gharmah "heat;" Old Persian Garmapada-, name of the fourth month, corresponding to June/July, from garma- "heat;" Armenian jerm "warm;" Greek thermos "warm;" Latin formus "warm," fornax "oven;" Old Irish fogeir "heated;" Hittite war- "to burn"). On another guess it is connected to the source of Old Church Slavonic goriti "to burn," varŭ "heat," variti "to cook, boil;" and Lithuanian vérdu "to seethe."\n

\nThe use of distinct words, based on degree of heat, for warm and hot is general in Balto-Slavic and Germanic, but in other languages one word often covers both (Greek thermos; Latin calidus, French chaud, Spanish caliente). In reference to feelings, etc., attested from late 15c. Of colors from 1764. Sense in guessing games first recorded 1860, from earlier hunting use in reference to scent or trail (1713). Warm-blooded in reference to mammals is recorded from 1793. Warm-hearted first recorded c.1500.

Wiktionary

warm

Etymology 1

1 Having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; mildly hot. 2 care and friendly, of relations to another person. 3 Having a color in the red-orange-yellow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum. 4 Close, often used in the context of a game in which "warm" and "cold" are used to indicate nearness to the goal. 5 (context archaic English) ardent, zealous. 6 (context archaic English) Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; rich. 7 (cx archaic English) Requiring arduous effort. Etymology 2

n. (context colloquial English) The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a heating. v
1 (context transitive English) To make or keep warm#Adjective. 2 (context intransitive English) To become warm, to heat up. 3 (context intransitive English) To favour increasingly.

WordNet

warm

adv. in a warm manner; "warmly dressed"; "warm-clad skiers" [syn: warmly]

warm

v. get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove" [syn: warm up]
make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you"

warm

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" [ant: cool]
psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support" [ant: cool]
(color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange" [ant: cool]
having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [syn: affectionate, caring, fond, lovesome, tender]
freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm" [syn: strong]
easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" [syn: quick]
characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support" [syn: ardent]
characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement; "a warm debate"
uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble; "made things warm for the bookies"
of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail" [syn: hot]

Gazetteer

Wikipedia

Warm

Warm or WARM can refer to:

A somewhat high temperature
Warm-hearted, see kindness

Warm (Johnny Mathis album)

Warm is the third studio album by vocalist Johnny Mathis released in 1958 on the Columbia Records label, in stereo and monoaural. The album was issued in the UK by Fontana Records. Re-issued on CD by Columbia in 1998, paired with the 1958 album Swing Softly.

WARM (Foundation)

WARM is an international foundation working on the world’s contemporary conflicts, based in Sarajevo, Bosnia.

Warm (The Lettermen album)

Warm is a 1967 album by The Lettermen.

Warm (Herb Alpert album)

Warm is a 1969 album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. It was the group's twelfth release and their final album to be listed on the Billboard Top 40.

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The Sea Is My Soul