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warm

/wɔɹm/ adjective A1
  1. Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable. · The tea is still warm.· This is a very warm room.
  2. Friendly and with affection. · We have a warm friendship.
  3. Having a color in the part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum between red and yellow-green.
  4. Close to a goal or correct answer. (informal) · Earlier you were way off, but now you're getting warmer.
  5. Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced.
  6. Communicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness. (figuratively) · a warm piano sound
  7. Well off as to property, or in good circumstances; prosperous. (dated, informal)

Comparative warmer · Superlative warmest

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And see me lying warm and fast
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 14 · C1
Into my warm and cheerful room.
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 13 · C1
To warm my frozen bones a bit;
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 12 · C1
It is a chill evening, and I do not know how long our expedition may last; so I beg that you will wear your warmest coats.
The Valley of Fear, p. 85 · C1

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