Idioms for warm
warm the bench, Sports.
to serve as a substitute who rarely plays in a game: The young outfielder warmed the bench for the Yankees last season.
Origin of warm
before 900; (adj.) Middle English
werm, warm, Old English
wearm; cognate with German
warm, Old Norse
varmr; (v.) Middle English
warmen, wermen, Old English
werman, wirman (transitive),
wearmian (intransitive), both akin to the adj.; (noun) derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM warm
Words nearby warm
warley,
warlike,
warlock,
warlord,
warlpiri,
warm,
warm as toast,
warm front,
warm heart,
warm over,
warm sector
Example sentences from the Web for warming
British Dictionary definitions for warming
warm
/ (wɔːm) /
adjective
verb
noun
informal
a warm place or area
come into the warm
informal
the act or an instance of warming or being warmed
Derived forms of warm
warmer, noun warmish, adjective warmly, adverb warmness, nounWord Origin for warm
Old English
wearm; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon
warm, Old Norse
varmr
Idioms and Phrases with warming
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