Hot vs. Warm

Having or giving off heat; capable of burning.

Somewhat hotter than temperate; having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat; moderately hot

Being at a high temperature.

Having the natural heat of living beings

Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable

Preserving or imparting heat

Causing a burning sensation, as in the mouth; spicy

Having or causing a sensation of unusually high body heat, as from exercise or hard work; overheated.

Charged or energized with electricity

Marked by enthusiasm; ardent

Radioactive or designed to use radioactive materials.

Characterized by liveliness, excitement, or disagreement; heated

Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery

Marked by or revealing friendliness or sincerity; cordial

Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager

Loving; passionate

(Informal) Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy

Excitable, impetuous, or quick to be aroused

(Informal) Marked by excited activity or energy

Predominantly red or yellow in tone

Violent; raging

Recently made; fresh

Sexually attractive.

Close to discovering, guessing, or finding something, as in certain games.

Sexually attracted; full of desire

(Informal) Uncomfortable because of danger or annoyance

Sexually aroused.

To raise slightly in temperature; make warm

Recently stolen

To make zealous or ardent; enliven.

Wanted by the police

To fill with pleasant emotions

Close to a successful solution or conclusion

To become warm

Most recent; new or fresh

To become ardent, enthusiastic, or animated

Currently very popular or successful

To become kindly disposed or friendly

Requiring immediate action or attention

A warming or heating.

(Slang) Very good or impressive. Often used in the negative

Having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; mildly hot.

(Slang) Funny or absurd

Caring and friendly, of relations to another person.

Performing with great skill and daring

Having a color in the red-orange-yellow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum.

Having or characterized by repeated successes

Close, often used in the context of a game in which "warm" and "cold" are used to indicate nearness to the goal.

Fast and responsive

Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced.

Unusually lucky

(figurative) Communicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness

(Music) Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation

(archaic) Ardent, zealous.

Bold and bright.

Well off as to property, or in good circumstances; prosperous.

In a hot manner; hotly.

(archaic) Requiring arduous effort.

While hot

(transitive) To make or keep warm.

(Informal) To cause to increase in intensity or excitement. Often used with up

(intransitive) To become warm, to heat up.

Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.

Sometimes in the form warm up To favour increasingly.

(of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.

(intransitive) To become ardent or animated.

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.

(transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.

Feverish.

To beat or spank.

Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).

To prepopulate (a cache) so that its contents are ready for other users.

Electrically charged.

(colloquial) The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a heating.

(informal) Radioactive.

Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.

(figurative) Relating to excited emotions.

Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing.

(of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.

Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt.

Very physically and/or sexually attractive.

Fig.: Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the like, in spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited; sprightly; irritable; excitable.

(slang) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.

Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate.

(slang) Sexually aroused; randy.

Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; forehanded; rich.

Extremely attracted to.

In children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed.

Relating to popularity, quality, or the state of being interesting.

Having yellow or red for a basis, or in their composition; - said of colors, and opposed to cold which is of blue and its compounds.

(informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.

To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to render warm; to supply or furnish heat to; as, a stove warms an apartment.

Popular; in demand.

To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.

Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.

To become warm, or moderately heated; as, the earth soon warms in a clear day summer.

Performing strongly; having repeated successes.

To become ardent or animated; as, the speake warms as he proceeds.

Fresh; just released.

The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming; a heating.

Relating to danger or risk.

Get warm or warmer;

Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.

Make warm or warmer;

(slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.

Having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat;

Stolen.

Psychologically warm; friendly and responsive;

Not covered by funds on account.

(color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows;

Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.

Having or displaying warmth or affection;

(of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.

Freshly made or left;

(of an electric musical instrument) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier.

Easily aroused or excited;

(slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something

Characterized by strong enthusiasm;

Extremely fast or with great speed.

Characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement;

Hotly, at a high temperature.

Uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble;

Rapidly, quickly.

Of a seeker; near to the object sought;

(especially in the phrase "come in hot", "go in hot") While shooting, while firing one's weapon(s).

In a warm manner;

To heat; to make or become hot.

To become lively or exciting.

Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; - opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air.

Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.

Lustful; lewd; lecherous.

Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.

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;

Characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense;

Extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm;

(color) bold and intense;

Sexually excited or exciting;

Recently stolen or smuggled;

Very fast;

Wanted by the police;

Performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy;

Having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers;

Very popular or successful;

Very unpleasant or even dangerous;

Newest or most recent;

Having or bringing unusually good luck;

Very good; often used in the negative;

Newly made;

Capable of quick response and great speed;

Having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm;

Of a seeker; near to the object sought;

Having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity;

Charged or energized with electricity;

Marked by excited activity;