a. [ Compar. Warmer; superl. 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. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk. “Whose blood is warm within.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Warm and still is the summer night. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Fig.: Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the like, in spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited; sprightly; irritable; excitable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mirth, and youth, and warm desire! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Each warm wish springs mutual from the heart. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

They say he's warm man and does not care to be mad&unr_; mouths at. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

I had been none of the warmest of partisans. Hawthor&unr_;&unr_;. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Welcome, daylight; we shall have warm work on't. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; forehanded; rich. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Warm householders, every one of them. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Here, indeed, young Mr. Dowse was getting “warm, ” &unr_;&unr_; children say at blindman's buff. Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Ardent; zealous; fervent; glowing; enthusiastic; cordial; keen; violent; furious; hot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Warmed p. pr. & vb. n. Warming. ] [ AS. wearmian. See Warm, a. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to render warm; to supply or furnish heat to; as, a stove warms an apartment. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then shall it [ an ash tree ] be for a man to burn; for he will take thereof and warm himself. Isa. xliv 15 [ 1913 Webster ]

Enough to warm, but not enough to burn. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven. [ 1913 Webster ]

I formerly warmed my head with reading controversial writings. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bright hopes, that erst bosom warmed. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]

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v. i. [ AS. wearmian. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To become warm, or moderately heated; as, the earth soon warms in a clear day summer. [ 1913 Webster ]

There shall not be a coal to warm at. Isa. xlvii. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To become ardent or animated; as, the speake&unr_; warms as he proceeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming; a heating. [ Colloq. ] Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) Having warm blood; -- applied especially to those animals, as birds and mammals, which have warm blood, or, more properly, the power of maintaining a nearly uniform temperature whatever the temperature of the surrounding air. See Homoiothermal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, warms. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Abounding in capacity to warm; giving warmth; as, a warmful garment. [ R. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having strong affection; cordial; sincere; hearty; sympathetic. -- Warm"-heart`ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

a. & n. from Warm, v. [ 1913 Webster ]

Warming pan, a long-handled covered pan into which live coals are put, -- used for warming beds. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a warm manner; ardently. [ 1913 Webster ]