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warm

(wôrm)

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 jacket.

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.]

warm′er n.

warm′ish adj.

warm′ly adv.

warm′ness n.

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warming

(ˈwɔːmɪŋ)

adj

(Cookery) having the effect of making people feel warmer

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Noun	1.	warming - the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature heating boiling - the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas global warming - an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes) induction heating - the heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it overheating - excessive heating radiant heating - heating a building by radiation from panels containing hot water or electrical heaters temperature change - a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes melt, melting, thaw, thawing - the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"
	2.	warming - warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw" thaw, thawing atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"
Adj.	1.	warming - imparting heat; "a warming fire" warm - having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"
	2.	warming - producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body; "a mustard plaster is calefacient" calefacient hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"

Translations

réchauffement

warming

[ˈwɔːmɪŋ]

A. ADJ [drink] → que hace entrar en calor

B. N

1. → recalentamiento m
see also global B

2. (o.f.) (= hiding) → zurra f

C. CPD warming pan N → calentador m (de cama)

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