Having or displaying warmth or affection.
Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent.
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Examples for "warm "
Examples for "warm "
1 Free State: Fine and cool but warm in the north and north-west.
2 According to new research, warm water doesn't do the job any better.
3 Adele felt as fluid as a sea, a warm sea rushing in.
4 Western Cape: Temperature: Fine and warm but cool along the south coast.
5 For reasons that soon became clear, Ralph took longer to warm up.
1 Change the water and bring to boil for ten minutes until tender .
2 Construction companies, which often tender for government contracts, are the most affected.
3 However, the public was reminded that the new coin is valid tender .
4 Her voice faltered; a tender thought changed the form of the argument.
5 She said, however, that ICL would still receive priority in the tender .
1 Though affectionate mockery is nothing new, the golden age was relatively recently.
2 They went for long walks, held hands, talked, were affectionate in public.
3 With the most affectionate regard and esteem, I am; dear general, &c.
4 He could be quite affectionate if he was in a good mood.
5 Boone bid them an affectionate adieu in silence-insilence, but in tears.
1 High levels of caring responsibility were associated with poorer reported carer health.
2 Europe was very patient, restrained and caring in its treatment of Greece.
3 We can't be a free society if we stop caring about freedom.
4 Be very particular in getting the root in and caring for it.
5 Today's expert has researched caring and its history particularly in New Zealand.
1 Ay, she's a lovesome lass,-andHelmar thought so, too.
2 I had always supposed that a mocking-bird, like a garden, was "a lovesome thing, God wot."
3 She had short, curling, dark hair, irregular features, and violet eyes-nota bit handsome, but big and bonny and lovesome .
4 Eleanore the beautiful, the lovesome , was- Ididnot, could not finish the sentence, even in the silence of my own mind.
5 Gardens are costing us dearly; so could we do more with them, asks Marc Coleman A garden is a lovesome thing.
(Followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for.
1 I remember she was particularly fond of working with our young charges.'
2 Not in the least; the natives are not fond of night work.
3 The situation was fubar, as the Yank soldiers were fond of saying.
4 I'm quite fond of my two cats, who don't ask for much.
5 She had grown fond of their aroma, particularly after a good meal.
6 Politicians are fond of praising the role of higher education in Ireland.
7 THEY'RE QUITE fond of Irish crime novels over at the LA Times.
8 Businesses, as you can imagine, won't be particularly fond of another tax.
9 I was great at cards; and fond of gaming in any shape.
10 Besides, I was not particularly fond of the things we'd left behind.
11 Politicians are fond of lecturing the unemployed about the dignity of work.
12 He was fond of saying that every year, that hill got steeper.
13 They are fond of jewels, the most showy being especially in favor.
14 She says yesterday's segment brought back fond memories and one in particular.
15 I know you are fond of technical data, Takara, so here goes.
16 The bison is as fond as the hog of wallowing in mud.
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