warmer

See also: wärmer

English

Etymology

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, such as a heater or a soup.
   • 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, such as a bodywarmer or leg warmer.
3. An introductory activity, for example in a lesson, to stimulate interest in a topic.

Derived terms

• bench-warmer
• bottle warmer
• 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