Warm Definition
wôrm
warmed, warmer, warmest, warming, warms
adjective
warmer, warmest
Having or giving off a moderate degree of heat.
A warm iron, warm coffee.
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Giving off pleasurable heat.
A warm fire.
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Having the natural heat of living beings.
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Uncomfortably warm; hot.
A warm night.
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Heated or overheated, as with exercise or hard work.
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verb
warmed, warming, warms
To make warm; raise the temperature of to a moderate extent.
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To make excited, animated, ardent, enthusiastic, lively, etc.
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To become warm.
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To fill with pleasant or kindly emotions.
A sight to warm the heart.
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To become friendly, kindly, affectionate, or sympathetic (to, toward, or up to)
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noun
A warming or being warmed.
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idiom
warm up
- to reheat (cooked food, etc.)
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Warm
Origin of Warm
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Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (warm, hot), related to Ancient Greek θερμός (thermos), Latin formus, Sanskrit घर्म (gharma).
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Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to burn), related to Hittite (warnuzi) [Cuneiform?] and to Old Church Slavonic варити (variti).
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Middle English from Old English wearm
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From Old English werman
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