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Dictionary: warm   (wôrm) pronunciation
 
adj., warm·er, warm·est.
  1. Somewhat hotter than temperate; having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat; moderately hot: a warm climate.
  2. Having the natural heat of living beings: a warm body.
  3. Preserving or imparting heat: a warm overcoat.
  4. Having or causing a sensation of unusually high body heat, as from exercise or hard work; overheated.
  5. Marked by enthusiasm; ardent: warm support.
  6. Characterized by liveliness, excitement, or disagreement; heated: a warm debate.
  7. Marked by or revealing friendliness or sincerity; cordial: warm greetings.
  8. Loving; passionate: a warm embrace.
  9. Excitable, impetuous, or quick to be aroused: a warm temper.
  10. Predominantly red or yellow in tone: a warm sunset.
  11. Recently made; fresh: a warm trail.
  12. Close to discovering, guessing, or finding something, as in certain games.
  13. Informal. Uncomfortable because of danger or annoyance: Things are warm for the bookies.

v., warmed, warm·ing, warms.

v.tr.
  1. To raise slightly in temperature; make warm: warmed the rolls a bit more; warm up the house.
  2. To make zealous or ardent; enliven.
  3. To fill with pleasant emotions: We were warmed by the sight of home.
v.intr.
  1. To become warm: The rolls are warming in the oven.
  2. To become ardent, enthusiastic, or animated: began to warm to the subject.
  3. To become kindly disposed or friendly: She felt the audience warming to her.
n. Informal.

A warming or heating.

phrasal verb:

warm up

  1. To prepare for an athletic event by exercising, stretching, or practicing for a short time beforehand.
  2. To make or become ready for an event or operation.
  3. To make more enthusiastic, excited, or animated.
  4. To approach a state of confrontation or violence.

[Middle English, from Old English wearm.]

warmer warm'er n.
warmish warm'ish adj.
warmly warm'ly adv.
warmness warm'ness n.
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adj

Definition: enthusiastic
Antonyms: cool, indifferent, unenthusiastic, uninterested

adj

Definition: friendly, kind
Antonyms: aloof, cold, cool, uncaring, unfeeling, unfriendly, unkind

adj

Definition: moderately hot
Antonyms: cold, cool

v

Definition: heat up
Antonyms: chill, cool, freeze


 

Providing a sensation of approximately body heat.

  • w. water blanket — a device containing circulating warm water; used to apply heat in the prevention or treatment of hypothermia.
  • w. receptors — are not specifically identifiable but a given temperature receptor will respond to warm or cold stimuli but not both.
 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Not quite hot, but not cold either.

pronunciation The sun was warm on my back.

 
Translations: Warm
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - varm, heftig, frisk, hed
v. tr. - varme, opvarme, komme i gang
v. intr. - varme om
n. - varm

idioms:

  • keep warm    holde varm
  • warm boot    varm computergenstart
  • warm front    varmfront
  • warm the bench    bænkevarmer
  • warm the chair    varme stolen
  • warm to    blive glad for, blive forelsket i, komme på bølgelængde med
  • warm up    varme op, komme på gled

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwarmen, warm, hartelijk, gloeiend, levendig, vers

Français (French)
adj. - chaud, cordial, encore frais (piste), chaleureux, enthousiaste, (Culin) tiède
v. tr. - chauffer, réchauffer, faire réchauffer, se réchauffer
v. intr. - chauffer, se réchauffer, devenir plus chaud
n. - (GB) le chaud, action de chauffer/de réchauffer

idioms:

  • keep warm    tenir (qn/qch) au chaud, chauffer (qch) en permanence (une chambre)
  • warm boot    (Comput) faire redémarrer sans éteindre l'ordinateur
  • warm down    tiédir
  • warm front    front chaud
  • warm over    faire réchauffer
  • warm the bench    chauffer la place
  • warm the chair    chauffer la place
  • warm to    s'enthousiasmer de, se prendre de sympathie pour, s'enthousiasmer pour, commencer à apprécier, s'attaquer avec enthousiasme à
  • warm towards    se prendre de sympathie pour, s'enthousiasmer pour, commencer à apprécier, s'attaquer avec enthousiasme à (tâche)
  • warm up    se réchauffer, chauffer, (fig) s'animer, (Sport) s'échauffer, (Mus) s'échauffer la voix, se préparer (orchestre), réchauffer, faire réchauffer, (Théât) chauffer (audience), (Sport) échauffer, (Mus) s'échauffer, chauffer (instrument)
  • warm up to    se montrer de plus en plus enthousiaste

Deutsch (German)
adj. - warm, herzlich, heiß, ungemütlich
v. - erwärmen, warm werden
n. - Warmes

idioms:

  • keep warm    sich warm halten
  • warm boot    rebooten ohne den Computer auszumachen
  • warm down    sich nach dem Sporttreiben beruhigen
  • warm front    Warm(luft)front
  • warm over    (AmE) aufwärmen
  • warm the bench    (Sport) auf der Ersatzbank sitzen
  • warm the chair    (Sport) auf der Ersatzbank sitzen
  • warm to    sich begeistern für
  • warm towards    etwas weckt jds. Interesse
  • warm up    aufwärmen, warmlaufen, in Stimmung bringen
  • warm up to    sich für jmdn./etw. erwärmen, jmd. jmdm. sympathischer werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θερμός, ζεστός, φρέσκος (για ίχνη), (μτφ.) σφοδρός, διακαής, εγκάρδιος, ενθουσιώδης, θερμός
v. - θερμαίνω/-ομαι, ζεσταίνω/-ομαι, (για φαγητό) ξαναζεσταίνω
n. - ζέστα, πύρα

idioms:

  • keep warm    διατηρώ ζεστό, (μτφ.) διατηρώ αναλλοίωτο
  • warm boot    (Η/Υ) επανεκκίνηση χωρίς διακοπή ρευματοδοσίας
  • warm front    (μετεωρ.) θερμό μέτωπο
  • warm the bench    (για αθλητές) κάθομαι στον πάγκο, είμαι παγκίτης
  • warm the chair    ζεσταίνω την καρέκλα, μένω στην ίδια θέση
  • warm to    αυξάνει ο ενθουσιασμός ή η συμπάθειά μου για
  • warm up    αναθερμαίνω/-ομαι, (μτφ.) ενθουσιάζομαι, (αθλητ.) προθερμαίνω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
riscaldare, caldo, caloroso, cordiale

idioms:

  • warm front    massa di aria calda
  • warm the bench/chair    riscaldare la sedia
  • warm to    entusiasmarsi per
  • warm up    scaldare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - quente, morno, cordial
v. - aquecer(-se), interessar-se
n. - aquecimento (m)

idioms:

  • keep warm    manter quente ou morno
  • warm front    frente de ar (f)
  • warm the bench/chair    aquecer o banco
  • warm to    entusiasmar-se
  • warm up    animar(-se), esquentar(-se)

Русский (Russian)
теплый, жаркий, разгоряченный, сохраняющий тепло, сердечный, страстный, вспыльчивый, нескромный, хорошо устроенный, опасный, греть, греться, воодушевлять, почувстовать симпатию к кому-л., согревание, теплое помещение

idioms:

  • keep warm    поддерживать что-л. в состоянии готовности
  • warm front    надвигается теплая погода
  • warm the bench/chair    сидеть на скамье запасных игроков
  • warm to    почувствовать симпатию или интерес
  • warm up    готовиться к чему-л., приближаться к состоянию конфликта или опасности

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cálido, tibio, caluroso, afectuoso, cariñoso, caliente, de abrigo, cómodo, cordial, ardiente, animado
v. tr. - calentar, reconfortar, alegrar, caldear, hacer aceptar, entusiasmar
v. intr. - calentarse
n. - calor, calentamiento, calefacción

idioms:

  • keep warm    conservar caliente, mantener el calor, abrigar del frío (personas)
  • warm boot    reinicialización
  • warm down    calentamiento (previo a esfuerzos físicos)
  • warm front    frente cálido
  • warm over    recalentar
  • warm the bench    calienta banco, actuar como suplente en un equipo deportivo
  • warm the chair    calienta banco, actuar como suplente en un equipo deportivo
  • warm to    acoger o aceptar con entusiasmo, tomarle simpatía a
  • warm towards    volverse amistoso, empezar a simpatizar con
  • warm up    recalentar, calentar, animar, hacer entrar en calor, entrar en calor, entusiasmarse
  • warm up to    recalentar, calentar, animar, hacer entrar en calor, entrar en confianza

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - varm, hjärtlig, ivrig, het, välbärgad
v. - värma, bli varm
n. - värmning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
暖和的, 温暖的, 暖的, 使温暖, 使兴奋, 弄热, 变暖和, 激动, 变温暖, 暖, 保暖物

idioms:

  • keep warm    保暖, 取暖
  • warm boot    热启动, 系统再启动
  • warm front    暖锋
  • warm the bench    当替补队员, 不务正事
  • warm the chair    闲荡, 不做正事
  • warm to    同情, 爱好
  • warm up    热身, 变暖, 重新煮热

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 暖和的, 溫暖的, 暖的
v. tr. - 使溫暖, 使興奮, 弄熱
v. intr. - 變暖和, 激動, 變溫暖
n. - 暖, 保暖物

idioms:

  • keep warm    保暖, 取暖
  • warm boot    熱啟動, 系統再啟動
  • warm front    暖鋒
  • warm the bench    當替補隊員, 不務正事
  • warm the chair    閒蕩, 不做正事
  • warm to    同情, 愛好
  • warm up    熱身, 變暖, 重新煮熱

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 따뜻한, (몸이) 화끈 거리는, 다정스러운
v. tr. - 따뜻하게 하다, 부드럽게 하다, 흥분 시키다
v. intr. - 따뜻해지다, 흥분하다, 공감을 가지다
n. - 데우기, 온기

idioms:

  • keep warm    식지 않도록 하다
  • warm to    ~를 더 좋아하게 되다, ~에 관심이 가다
  • warm up    더워지다, 격하다, 호의를 갖게 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 暖かい, 温かい, 思いやりのある, 暖かみのある, 熱烈な, 熱心な, 興奮した, 近い, 新しい, 骨の折れる
v. - 暖める, 暖かくする, 温かい気持ちにする, 熱心になる, 興奮する, 親しみを覚える, 活気づける
n. - 暖まること, 暖かい場所

idioms:

  • warm front    温暖前線
  • warm the bench/chair    ベンチを暖めている
  • warm to    熱心になる, 親切になる
  • warm up    暖める, 軽い準備運動をする, 熱中させる, 温め直す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) دافئ, حار, مدفئ, رخي, مطمئن, غني, حماسي, منفعل, مثير جنسيا, قوي, قريب من الهدف (فعل) يدفئ, يسعد, يبهج, يلهب, يحمي, يدفأ, يعنف, يتحمس, يستشعر المحبه الشديدة, يحمى (الاسم) فترة دفء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חם, חמים, לבבי, לוהט, נלהב, חביב, נלבב, ורדרד או צהבהב, טרי וחזק (ריח), מגרה/לוהט מינית‬
v. tr. - ‮חימם‬
v. intr. - ‮התחמם‬
n. - ‮התחממות, חמימות, חום האוויר‬


 
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