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Synonyms

ardor, emotion, fervency, fervor, heat, intensity, passion, vehemence—more at ARDOR

warm up verb : to engage in exercise or practice esp. before entering a game or contest

— warm–up noun

warn verb 1 a : to put on guard : CAUTION

b : to give supportive advice to : ADMONISH

2 : to notify esp. in advance

3 : to order to go or keep away

Synonyms

[1a, 2] alert, caution, forewarn; also augur, forecast, foretell, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy; advise, apprise, inform, notify; admonish; bode, forebode, portend

1warning noun 1 : the act of warning : the state of being warned

2 : something that warns or serves to warn

Synonyms

admonition, alarm, alert, caution, notice; also auguring, augury, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, prediction, presaging, prognosticating, prophecy, prophesying; apprising, informing, notification, notifying; advice, counsel, guidance, recommendation, suggestion; announcement, declaration

2warning adjective : serving as an alarm, signal, summons, or admonition

— warn·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

cautionary—more at CAUTIONARY

1warp noun 1 : the lengthwise threads on a loom or in a woven fabric

2 : a twist out of a true plane or straight line

2warp verb [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE weorpan to throw]

1 : to turn or twist out of shape; also : to become so twisted

2 : to falsify, misinterpret, or give a false impression of : DISTORT

3 : to lead astray

Synonyms

[1] contort, deform, distort, screw—more at CONTORT

[2] color, distort, falsify, garble, misinterpret, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist—more at GARBLE

war paint noun : paint put on the face and body by American Indians as a sign of going to war

war·path noun : the course taken by a party of American Indians going on a hostile expedition

— on the warpath

: ready to fight or argue

warped adjective : affected by warping : having become distorted or perverted

war·plane noun : a military airplane; especially : one armed for combat

warp speed noun : the highest possible speed

1warrant noun 1 : AUTHORIZATION; also : JUSTIFICATION, GROUND

2 : evidence (as a document) of authorization; especially : a legal writ authorizing an officer to take action (as in making an arrest, seizure, or search)

3 : a certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer

2warrant verb 1 : to guarantee security or immunity to : SECURE

2 : to declare or maintain positively

3 : to assure (a person) of the truth of what is said

4 : to guarantee to be as it appears or as it is represented <~ goods as of the first quality>

5 : to give authority or power to for doing or forbearing to do something : SANCTION

6 : to give proof of : ATTEST

7 : JUSTIFY

Synonyms

[2] affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess, protest—more at CLAIM

[5] approve, authorize, clear, OK, ratify, sanction—more at APPROVE

warrant officer noun 1 : an officer in the armed forces ranking next below a commissioned officer

2 : a commissioned officer ranking below an ensign in the navy or coast guard and below a second lieutenant in the marine corps

war·ran·ty noun, plural -ties : an expressed or implied statement that some situation or thing is as it appears to be or is represented to be; especially : a usu. written guarantee of the integrity of a product and of the maker's responsibility for the repair or replacement of defective parts

Synonyms

bond, contract, covenant, guarantee, guaranty, surety—more at GUARANTEE

war·ren noun 1 : an area where rabbits breed; also : a structure where rabbits are bred or kept

2 : a crowded tenement or district

war·rior noun : a man engaged or experienced in warfare

Synonyms

fighter, legionnaire, man-at-arms, regular, serviceman, soldier—more at SOLDIER

war·ship noun : a naval vessel

wart noun 1 : a small usu. horny projecting growth on the skin; especially