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ware·room noun : a room in which goods are exhibited for sale

war·fare noun 1 : military operations between enemies : WAR; also : an activity undertaken by one country to weaken or destroy another

2 : the process of struggle between competing entities : STRUGGLE, CONFLICT

Synonyms

battle, combat, conflict, confrontation, contest, duel, face-off, rivalry, struggle, tug-of-war—more at CONTEST

war·fa·rin noun : an anticoagulant compound used as a rodent poison and in medicine

war·head noun : the section of a missile containing the charge

war·horse noun 1 : a horse for use in war

2 : a veteran soldier or public person (as a politician)

3 : a musical composition that is often performed

war·like adjective 1 : fond of war <~ peoples>

2 : of, relating to, or useful in war : MILITARY, MARTIAL <~ supplies>

3 : befitting or characteristic of war or of soldiers <~ attitudes>

Synonyms

[1, 3] aggressive, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, disputatious, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent—more at BELLIGERENT

war·lock noun [ORIGIN: ME warloghe, fr. OE wǣrloga one that breaks faith, the Devil, fr. wǣr faith, troth + -loga (fr. lēogan to lie)]

: SORCERER, WIZARD

war·lord noun 1 : a high military leader

2 : a military commander exercising local civil power by force

1warm adjective 1 : having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree <~ milk>

2 : serving to retain heat <~ clothes>

3 : feeling or inducing sensations of heat <~ from exercise>

4 a : showing or marked by strong feeling : ARDENT <~ support>

b : demonstratively genial, cordial, or sympathetic <~ to the idea>

5 : marked by tense excitement or hot anger

6 : giving a pleasant impression of warmth, cheerfulness, or friendliness <~ colors>

7 : marked by or tending toward injury, distress, or pain

8 : newly made : FRESH

9 : near to a goal

— warm·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] heated, tepid; also thawed; broiling, burning, fiery, hot, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sultry, sweltering, torrid; roasted, sweltering; blazing, glowing, molten, sizzling

Antonyms

chilled, cool, cooled

[4b] amicable, companionable, comradely, cordial, friendly, genial, hearty, neighborly, warmhearted—more at FRIENDLY

[4b] affirmative, favorable, good, positive

2warm verb 1 : to make or become warm

2 : to give a feeling of warmth or vitality to

3 : to experience feelings of affection or pleasure

4 : to reheat for eating <~ed over the roast>

5 : to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation <~ up the motor>

6 : to become increasingly ardent, interested, or competent

— warm·er noun

warm–blood·ed adjective 1 : able to maintain a relatively high and constant body temperature relatively independent of that of the surroundings

2 : ardent in spirit : expressing great feeling

warmed–over adjective 1 : REHEATED <~ cabbage>

2 : not fresh or new <~ ideas>

warm front noun : an advancing edge of a warm air mass

warm·heart·ed adjective : marked by or indicative of ready affection, generosity, cordiality, sympathy, or compassion

— warm·heart·ed·ness noun

Synonyms

beneficent, benevolent, compassionate, good-hearted, humane, kind, kindly, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted—more at HUMANE

amicable, companionable, comradely, cordial, friendly, genial, hearty, neighborly, warm—more at FRIENDLY

warming pan noun : a long-handled covered pan filled with live coals and formerly used to warm a bed

war·mon·ger noun : one who urges or attempts to stir up war

— war·mon·ger·ing noun

Synonyms

agitator, firebrand, militant, rabble-rouser, belligerent

Antonyms

dove, pacifist

warmth noun : the quality or state of being warm in temperature