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warm
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- pronunciation:
- worm
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
warmer, warmest |
| definition 1: |
When something is warm, it has heat or gives off some heat. When you get into a warm bath, it feels nice. The water is not cold, and it is not too hot.
It was cold outside, but the kitchen was nice and warm when we came in.- antonyms:
- chilled, chilly, cool
- similar words:
- cozy, moderate, temperate
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| definition 2: |
When you are warm, you are not cold but you are not too hot either. If your hands are warm, they usually feel good because they are not cold. If you feel cold outside, you might come into the house to get warm. If you exercise, your body gets warm.
Daniel got warm from running around in the backyard.- synonyms:
- flushed
- antonyms:
- chilly, cold
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| definition 3: |
When something is warm, it can keep you from feeling cold.
I love my new slippers. They are so soft and warm!Darryl's mom always wants him to wear his warm jacket, but sometimes he doesn't want to.- similar words:
- cozy
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| definition 4: |
Something that is warm is friendly or full of kindness or love. When you give someone a warm greeting, you give them a kind and friendly greeting. If we say that someone has a warm heart, we mean that they are a person who loves or cares about other people.
Alan's grandmother gave him a warm hug when she saw him.Dr. Jacobs knows a lot about medicine, but he also has a warm heart. That's why his patients like him so much.- synonyms:
- affectionate, friendly, hearty, sincere
- antonyms:
- chill, cool, ill, unfriendly
- similar words:
- cheerful, kind, outgoing, pleasant
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| definition 5: |
When you are close to getting the answer or to finding something, another person sometimes says you are getting warm or warmer.
Alana's dad told her she was getting warmer when she looked in his pocket for the present he got for her.- similar words:
- close, near
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| related words: |
affectionate, comfortable, enthusiastic, fond, tender |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
warms, warming, warmed |
| definition 1: |
When you warm something, you heat it. You make it warm or warmer. Instead of just "warm," we sometimes say "warm up" for the same meaning.
Ethan warmed his hands by rubbing them together.Mrs. Todd warmed up her soup in the microwave.- synonyms:
- heat
- antonyms:
- chill, cool
- similar words:
- alert, cook, melt, thaw
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| definition 2: |
When something warms, it gets warm or warmer. Instead of just "warm," we often say "warm up" for the same meaning.
We came in from the cold and sat by the fire to warm up.The weather is supposed to warm up tomorrow.The lake warms up during the summer months.- synonyms:
- heat
- antonyms:
- chill, cool
- similar words:
- cook, melt, thaw
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| derivations: |
warmish (adj.), warmly (adv.), warmer (n.), warmness (n.) |
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