warmer

See also: wärmer

English

Etymology

From warm +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɔɹmɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɔːmə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: warm‧er

Adjective

warmer

  1. comparative form of warm: more warm

Noun

warmer (plural warmers)

  1. Something that warms (something else) by providing some small amount of heat, such as a hot water bottle or a soup.
    Hyponyms: bottle warmer, electric blanket, footwarmer, handwarmer, heating pad, hot water bottle, spoon warmer, tyre blanket, tyre warmer, warmer-upper, winter warmer
    Coordinate terms: heater; cooler; coolant
    • 1993, Raymond Sokolov, Why We Eat What We Eat:
      [] tortillas are kept warm and moist in an electric warmer []
  2. A piece of clothing for warmth via insulation of body heat.
    Hyponyms: bodywarmer, leg warmer, neckwarmer, neck gaiter, willy warmer
  3. An introductory activity, for example in a lesson, to stimulate interest in a topic.
    Coordinate terms: primer; explainer; warm-up

Derived terms

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑrmər

Adjective

warmer

  1. comparative degree of warm

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

warmer

  1. inflection of warm:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural