warmer

«warmer» in Mova's school dictionary: more warm, having a higher temperature than something else — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (comparative of warm: warm, warmer, warmest); noun (a warmer, warmers — a thing that warms)

meaning for a pupil

1) Warmer means more warm, having a higher temperature than something else. tree →

2) A warmer person or welcome is friendlier and kinder. tree →

3) A warmer is a thing that keeps something warm, like a leg warmer or a hand warmer. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and science «warmer» compares temperatures: if it is 15 °C today and 20 °C tomorrow, tomorrow is 5 degrees warmer. Places near the equator are usually warmer; summer is warmer than winter. In everyday life you put on warmer clothes when it gets cold. In games, «warmer!» means you are getting closer to the hidden thing («colder» means further away). Phrases: getting warmer, warmer clothes, warmer weather.

examples

• Today is warmer than yesterday. tree →
• Put on a warmer coat; it's freezing outside. tree →
• The water is warmer in the shallow end. tree →
• Summer is warmer than winter. tree →
• You're getting warmer! The sweets are hidden near the sofa. tree →
• It is 5 degrees warmer in the house than in the garden. tree →
• Her smile made the room feel warmer. tree →
• Hand warmers help on cold hiking trips. tree →
• The Sun's rays grew warmer and warmer. tree →

note

Comparative: warm → warmer → warmest. Use «than» to compare: «warmer than yesterday». In maths problems «warmer by 3 degrees» means add 3 to the temperature; «colder» means subtract. Not the same as «wormer» (medicine against worms for pets).

In the corpora

• Warmer sand gives more girl hatchlings and cooler sand more boys, and bright beach lights can lead hatchlings the wrong way.
• Tadpoles hatch after about 1 to 3 weeks, breathe with gills and swim with a tail, and grow faster in warmer water.
• Musk ox underwool, called qiviut, is warmer than sheep's wool, and people collect it when it falls out in spring.
• Sea turtle babies hatch from eggs buried in sand and head for the sea, and warmer sand makes more of the babies female.
• Some scientists think a warmer world helped these giants grow so big, but that is still argued.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «warmer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.