Search results for 'warm':

warm adj (warmer, warmest) 1 moderately, comfortably or pleasantly hot. 2 said eg of clothes: providing and preserving heat. 3 said of work: making one hot. 4 said of a person: kind-hearted and affectionate. 5 said of an environment, etc: welcoming and congenial. 6 enthusiastic; whole-hearted. 7 old use vehement; indignant. 8 said of a colour: suggestive of comfortable heat, typically containing red or yellow. 9 said of a trail or scent: still fresh enough to follow. 10 in a children's game, etc: close to guessing correctly or finding the thing sought. 11 old use said of one's situation: awkward or dangerous. verb (warmed, warming) 1 tr & intr to make or become warm or warmer. 2 (usually warm to something) to gain in enthusiasm for (a task) as one performs it. 3 (usually warm up or warm something up) a to become or make it warm or warmer; b to re-heat (food); c said of a party, etc: to become or make it livelier; d said of an engine: to reach, or bring it up to, an efficient working temperature. warmly adverb.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon wearm.