warmer

See also: wärmer

English

Etymology

From warm +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔɹmɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːmə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• 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

• bench-warmer
• bottle warmer
• footwarmer
• handwarmer
• heart-warmer
• leg-warmer
• neckwarmer
• peg warmer
• spoon warmer
• triple warmer
• tyre warmer
• warmer-upper
• willy warmer
• winter warmer

Anagrams

• rewarm

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑrmər

Adjective

warmer

1. comparative degree of warm

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

warmer

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