warms

Makes less cold

Warms is the third-person singular of warm, describing the process of raising temperature or becoming less cold: The sun warms the earth, She warms her hands by the fire.

The figurative sense applies to emotions—someone warms to an idea as resistance melts away: He warms to strangers slowly.

To warm up is to prepare through gradual activity: athletes warm up before competition, singers warm up their voices.

heats

fire

Combustion with flames

blanket · sunlight · oven · stove · embers · hearth · heat · temperature · thermostat · coals

comforts

heart

Circulatory system's pump

  • soulInnermost animating essence
  • spiritsLiquor or apparitions
  • smilePleased facial expression

hug · embrace · kindness · gesture · welcome · hospitality · affection · tenderness · gratitude · nostalgia

engages

audience

Gathered viewers collectively

conversation · introduction · icebreaker · joke · banter · charm · eases · relaxes · connects · opens

prepares

stretching

Extending muscles or material

practice · readying · muscles · joints · vocal · routine · athletes · singers · gradual · easing

Opposites
temperature change

warmscools

Lowers in temperature

chills · freezes · refrigerates · ices · cools down

emotional effect

warmschills

Shivering spells from illness

alienates · repels · disturbs · unsettles · freezes out

receptiveness/attitude

warmscools

Lowers in temperature

sours · turns against · hardens

Phrases
Family

warm, warmth, warmly, warming, warmer, warmed, warm-up, warmest, warmup

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G