Warming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Warm |
Warming () a. & n. from Warm, v. |
warming pan a long-handled covered pan holding live coals to warm a bed |
greenhouse effect / greenhouse warming warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere, caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth |
thaw / thawing / warming warm weather following a freeze, snow and ice melt, "they welcomed the spring thaw" |
global warming an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes) |
heating / warming the process of becoming warmer, a rising temperature |
calefacient / warming producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body, "a mustard plaster is calefacient" |
warming imparting heat, "a warming fire" |