warming

English Thesaurus

1. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition,
definition	:	the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation (noun.phenomenon)

2. the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature (noun.process)

hypernym	:	temperature change,
definition	:	a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes (noun.process)

hyponym	:	boiling,
definition	:	the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas (noun.process)

hyponym	:	global warming,
definition	:	an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes) (noun.process)

hyponym	:	induction heating,
definition	:	the heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it (noun.process)

hyponym	:	overheating,
definition	:	excessive heating (noun.process)

hyponym	:	radiant heating,
definition	:	heating a building by radiation from panels containing hot water or electrical heaters (noun.process)

hyponym	:	melt, melting, thaw, thawing,
definition	:	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (noun.process)

3. producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body (adj.all)

similar	:	hot,
definition	:	used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning (adj.all)

4. imparting heat (adj.all)

similar	:	warm,
definition	:	having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat (adj.all)

5. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	dethaw, dissolve, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw,
definition	:	become or cause to become soft or liquid (verb.change)

6. the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature (noun.process)

derivation	:	heat, heat up, hot up,
definition	:	gain heat or get hot (verb.change)

derivation	:	warm, warm up,
definition	:	get warm or warmer (verb.change)

7. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	dethaw, dissolve, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw,
definition	:	become or cause to become soft or liquid (verb.change)

8. the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature (noun.process)

derivation	:	heat, heat up, hot up,
definition	:	gain heat or get hot (verb.change)

derivation	:	warm, warm up,
definition	:	get warm or warmer (verb.change)