warm spot

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noun

Physiology. a sensory area in the skin that responds to an increase in temperature.

Informal. a memory or group of memories that one regards with affection: The good old days are a warm spot with most of us.

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Origin of warm spot

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby warm spot

warmonger, warmongering, warmouth, warm over, warm sector, warm spot, warm spring, Warm Springs, warmth, warm the bench, warm the cockles of one's heart

How to use warm spot in a sentence

Michael Steinbrick, a personal trainer with New York Sports Clubs, says he can always spot a newbie.
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Warm milk mixed with a spoonful of fireplace ashes seemed to also be popular among 19th century England.
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It was doubtless a warm reunion with his family, who are featured in The Cuban Wives.
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Serve with the warm sauce and your choice of ice cream, whipped cream, or yogurt.
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In the years to come, Wha became a legendary starting out spot for various soon-to-be rock stars.
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Suddenly, however, he became aware of a small black spot far ahead in the very middle of the unencumbered track.
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This has a warm though a thin soil, which must be highly favorable to the Vine to induce so exclusive a devotion to it.
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It was very warm, and for a while they did nothing but exchange remarks about the heat, the sun, the glare.
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There was a lathe near the spot where David Arden stood, and shavings and splinters under his feet.
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We see the whole land, even if but at a distance, instead of being limited merely to the spot where our foot treads.
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