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Webster 1913 Edition
Warm
Warm
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Warmer
; sup
erl.
Warmest
.] [AS.
wearm
; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. warm
, Icel. varmr
, Sw. & Dan. varm
, Goth. warmjan
to warm; probably akin to Lith. virti
to cook, boil; or perhaps to Skr. gharma
heat, OL. formus
warm. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK].] 1.
Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.
“Whose blood is warm within.” Shak.
Warm
and still is the summer night. Longfellow.
2.
Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing.
3.
Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather;
as, the
. warm
climate of Egypt4.
Fig.: Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the like, in spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited; sprightly; irritable; excitable.
Mirth, and youth, and
warm
desire! Milton.
Each
warm
wish springs mutual from the heart. Pope.
They say he’s
warm
man and does not care to be mad[GREEK] mouths at. Addison.
I had been none of the
warmest
of partisans. Hawthor[GREEK][GREEK].
5.
Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate;
as, a
. warm
contest; a warm
debateWelcome, daylight; we shall have
warm
work on't. Dryden.
6.
Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; forehanded; rich.
[Colloq.]
Warm
householders, every one of them. W. Irving.
You shall have a draft upon him, payable at sight: and let me tell you he as
warm
a man as any within five miles round him. Goldsmith.
7.
In children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed.
[Colloq.]
Here, indeed, young Mr. Dowse was getting “
warm
,” [GREEK][GREEK] children say at blindman's buff. Black.
8.
(Paint.)
Having yellow or red for a basis, or in their composition; – said of colors, and opposed to cold which is of blue and its compounds.
Syn. – Ardent; zealous; fervent; glowing; enthusiastic; cordial; keen; violent; furious; hot.
1.
To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to render warm; to supply or furnish heat to;
as, a stove
. warms
an apartmentThen shall it [an ash tree] be for a man to burn; for he will take thereof and
warm
himself. Isa. xliv 15
Enough to
warm
, but not enough to burn. Longfellow.
2.
To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.
I formerly
warmed
my head with reading controversial writings. Pope.
Bright hopes, that erst bosom
warmed
. Keble.
Warm
,Verb.
I.
[AS.
wearmian
.] 1.
To become warm, or moderately heated;
as, the earth soon
. warms
in a clear day summerThere shall not be a coal to
warm
at. Isa. xlvii. 14.
2.
To become ardent or animated;
as, the speake[GREEK]
. warms
as he proceedsWarm
,Noun.
The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming; a heating.
[Colloq.]
Dickens.
Webster 1828 Edition
Warm
WARM
,Adj.
1.
Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold; as warm blood; warm milk. The flesh of living animals is warm, if their blood is warm. But some animals have not warm blood.2.
Subject o heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no winter; as the warm climate of Egypt.3.
Zealous; ardent; as, to be warm in the cause of our country or of religion.Each warm wish springs mutual from the heart.
4.
Habitually ardent or passionate; keen; irritable; as a warm temper.5.
Easily excited or provoked; irritable; as warm passions.6.
Violent; furious; as a warm contest. We shall have warm work to-day.7.
Busy in action; heated in action; ardent. Be warm in fight.8.
Fanciful; enthusiastic; as a warm head.9.
Vigorous; sprightly.Now warm in youth, now withering in thy bloom, lost in a convents solitary gloom.
WARM
,Verb.
T.
1.
To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; as, a stove warms an apartment. The sun in summer warms the earth, and gives life to vegetation.2.
To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; as, to warm the heart with love or zeal.I formerly warmed my head with reading controversial writings.
WARM
,Verb.
I.
1.
To become moderately heated. The earth soon warms in a clear day in summer.2.
To become ardent or animated. The speaker should warm as he proceeds in the argument, for as he becomes animated, he excites more interest in his audience.