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单词 warmer-upper
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warmer-upper

[ wawr-mer-uhp-er ]
/ ˈwɔr mərˈʌp ər /

noun Informal.

something that provides one with invigorating warmth: Hot soup is a good warmer-upper after skiing.
something that serves to warm up an audience or group of participants before a main event: Radio stations played martial music as a warmer-upper before the prime minister's speech.

Origin of warmer-upper

1940–45; warm up + -er1, applied pleonastically to both v. and particle

Words nearby warmer-upper

warm-blooded animals, warm-down, warmed-over, warmed-up, war memorial, warmer-upper, warm front, warm heart, warm-hearted, warming pan, warminster broom
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