noun
- The process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature.
- synonyms: heating
- Warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt.
- usage: "they welcomed the spring thaw"
verb
- Get warm or warmer.
- usage: "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"
- Make warm or warmer.
- usage: "The blanket will warm you"
- synonyms: warm
adjective
- Imparting heat.
- usage: "a warming fire"
- Producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body.
- usage: "a mustard plaster is calefacient"
- synonyms: calefacient
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