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🌡️ Comfortably hot 🔥 To heat 🤗 Friendly 🟥 Red or yellow 💬 Excited 🔍 Close to finding ⚠️ Dangerous
warm

warm

7 7.3
Close to finding the right answer or object
  • adjective
  • /wɔrm/
  • Informal
: estar cerca
  • I'll walk around the house, and you tell me if I'm getting warmer or colder.

No, it's not that You're getting colder, warmer earlier.

Examples

Synonyms

hot
vswarm
  • Baby Talk
27 6.1

Very close to finding the thing you are looking for

is close but not as near to the final find

Idioms

to warm the bench
  • Informal
1 7.0

A player who sits on the side and does not play in games

to warm the cockles of one's heart
  • Informal
1 7.5

To make someone feel happy and warm inside

Compounds

warm-up
60 2.7

Light exercise you do before harder activity to get your body ready

warm welcome
50 1.0

A friendly greeting that makes someone feel pleased and at ease

warm-blooded
  • Specialized
8 3.5

An animal that keeps a steady temperature inside its body, like humans and birds

warm body
7 3.6

A person or animal who gives warmth and comfort by being close

warm smile
7 1.0

A friendly expression on the face that shows real kindness

warm fuzzy feeling
  • Informal
4 3.5

A pleasant feeling inside when something kind happens

warm meal
3 1.0

Hot food that makes you feel warm and comfortable

warm regards
3 2.3

A polite, friendly way to end a letter or email

warm and inviting
2 3.5

A place or atmosphere that makes people feel relaxed and welcome

warm front
  • Specialized
2 3.7

A line where warmer air moves into cooler air

warm atmosphere
1 2.8

A friendly, comfortable feeling that makes people feel welcome

warm brown
1 1.7

A brown colour with red or yellow tones that looks cosy

warm sunlight
1 1.0

Light from the sun that feels warm on your skin

warm personality
1 2.7

A friendly, kind way of behaving that makes people feel comfortable

warm-up routine
1 3.2

A set of light exercises done before hard exercise to prepare the body

warm-toned
1 4.9

Having a rich, mellow sound that feels pleasant and not harsh

warm fuzzy moment
  • Informal
1 5.9

A short pleasant feeling that makes you feel warm and happy

warm heita
  • Informal
9.9

A friendly greeting or small gesture that makes someone feel welcome

How Close

hot
  • Baby Talk
27 6.1
warm
  • Informal
7 7.3

Surface Forms

warm positive
warmer comparative
warmest superlative

Etymology

A helpful way to remember this use of warm is to think of getting closer like getting hotter; people say you're getting warm when you are nearer the answer. The word warm originally meant 'hot', so being warm in a guess means you are close to finding it.