warm vs cool
Definitions
adverb
- in a warm manner
verb
- make warm or warmer
- get warm or warmer
adjective
- uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble
- characterized by strong enthusiasm
- easily aroused or excited
- psychologically warm; friendly and responsive
- freshly made or left
Examples
And those involved are pretty small: a few degrees between cooler land and warmer ocean at night, a few tens of degrees between tropics and poles.
These include a nice Nigerian guy who sells the best roast chicken around (he did this in Paris as well), a couple of Egyptians and a Tunisian who make great chicken shawarma and a couple of Turkish guys who do the same with beef.
He doesn't mean any of us impoliteness, but he needs a bit longer to warm to us.
Definitions
verb
- lose intensity
- loose heat
- make cool or cooler
adjective
- inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets when referring to color
- psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike
- being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- used of a quantity or amount (especially of money) for emphasis
- marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
noun
- great coolness and composure under strain
- the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
Examples
The extended period of damage was probably brought on by the cool/wet growing conditions.
There’s a town on the central coast of British Columbia called Bella Coola, B.C. that could probably use a little attention right now.
I turned up at the school yard with my hippie backpack slung over one shoulder feeling pretty cool.