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warm

adjective

1 Patsy was in the big, warm kitchen:

hot, warming;

cozy, snug, comfortable, mellow;

British homely;

informal comfy, toasty, snuggly.

▷antonyms cold, cool.

2 the first really warm day of spring:

balmy, summery, sultry, hot, mild, temperate, pleasant, agreeable;

sunny, bright, fine.

▷antonyms cold, chilly.

3 a tumbler of warm water:

heated, tepid, lukewarm;

French chambré.

▷antonyms cold, chilled.

4 she dressed in jeans and a warm sweater:

thick, chunky, thermal, winter, woolly.

▷antonyms light, summery.

5 he gave her a warm smile | a warm welcome:

friendly, comradely, affable, amiable, genial, cordial, kindly, kind, pleasant, sympathetic, affectionate, warmhearted, good-natured, loving, tender, fond;

welcoming, hospitable, liberal;

caring, benevolent, benign, fatherly, motherly, paternal, maternal, comforting, charitable, solicitous;

sincere, genuine, earnest, wholehearted, heartfelt, enthusiastic, eager, hearty.

▷antonyms unfriendly, hostile, cold.

6 informal they haven't found it yet, but they're getting warm:

close, near, about to make a discovery, on the brink of making a discovery;

informal hot.

▷antonyms cold; distant.

verb

she sat by the fire, warming her hands and feet |

can you warm the soup up for me?:

heat (up), make/become warm, make/become hot, raise the temperature of, increase in temperature, thaw (out), melt, take the chill off;

reheat, cook;

North American warm over;

informal hot (up), zap.

▷antonyms cool, chill.

□ warm to (also warm toward)

1 everyone immediately warmed to him:

like, take to, get on (well) with, feel a fondness for, feel attracted to, feel well disposed toward, hit it off with, be on good terms with, feel sympathetic to.

▷antonyms dislike.

2 he couldn't warm to the notion:

become enthusiastic about, become supportive of, become excited about/over, become animated over/about.

□ warm up

if you don't warm up first you can easily pull a muscle:

limber up, loosen up, stretch, work out, exercise, get into condition, get into shape, practice, prepare, get ready;

rehearse.

□ warm something up

on stage, Miles was warming up the crowd:

enliven, liven (up), stimulate, animate, rouse, put some life into, stir (up), move, excite, cheer up;

informal get going.

▷antonyms calm down.