WARM, a. Waurm. [G. See Swarm.]

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 to 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. – Pope.
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 convent's solitary gloom. – Pope.

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.

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. – Pope.

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

   Then 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.

3. To become warm, or moderately heated; as, the earth soon warms in a clear day summer.
   
   

   There shall not be a coal to warm at. Isa. xlvii. 14.

4. The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming; a heating.
   
   
   [Colloq.] Dickens.
5. Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing.
6. 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.

7. To become ardent or animated; as, the speake(?) warms as he proceeds.
8. Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt.
9. 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(?) mouths at. Addison.

   I had been none of the warmest of partisans. Hawthor(?)(?).

10. Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate.
    
    

    Welcome, daylight; we shall have warm work on't. Dryden.

11. 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.

12. 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," (?)(?) children say at blindman's buff. Black.

13. 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.