adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a lukewarm reception (= not enthusiastic )
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I am bewildered by the lukewarm reception given to her latest album.
lukewarm (= only slightly warm )
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Stir the yeast into lukewarm water.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
only
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Opposition leaders said they would try to stage nationwide protests, but previous opposition rallies have met only lukewarm support.
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Response to the entrepreneurship track has been only lukewarm , however.
■ NOUN
response
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Delays in implementation deadlines have, however, produced a lukewarm response from campaigners.
water
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Then she went to the sink and filled it with lukewarm water and made the water frothy with soap-powder.
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I shower in lukewarm water and decide on thick white running shorts and matching top which I put on in slow motion.
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After fiddling with the tiny shower-head Polly managed to get a spray rather than a trickle of lukewarm water .
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Then, the caps should be removed and the acorns rinsed in lukewarm water with a bit of bleach.
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All you do is fill the bag with lukewarm water and lay it on the floor.
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Proof active dry yeast first in 4 tablespoons lukewarm water .
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Dry cleaning solvent Detergent one teaspoon of washing powder with a half pint of lukewarm water .
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Add small quantities of water as needed. 1 Proof active dry yeast first in 4 tablespoons lukewarm water.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a lukewarm bath
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Investment fund managers are a little lukewarm about the prospects of these bonds.
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Lester finished speaking, and there was a ripple of rather lukewarm applause.
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Research chief, Michael Greenall, said "I'm lukewarm toward the whole deal."
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Sikes' new movie received a lukewarm reaction from critics.
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The bartender handed me a mug of lukewarm beer.
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The coffee was only lukewarm .
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Their response to my idea was only lukewarm .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As for Smith, he received a lukewarm reception from his teammates Wednesday.
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For a long time, as you know, he was lukewarm about it.
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Higher education for the deaf receives the same lukewarm support.
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Its brevity, awkward composition and lukewarm style of its writing stemmed from the Committee's revisions.
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Republicans will point to the failure as proof of the administration's lukewarm commitment to missile defense during the past seven years.
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The air of the hospital is lukewarm , and it hums, and tastes of human organs obscurely neutralized or mistakenly preserved.
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The water also should be cold, not room temperature or lukewarm .
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This is the more remarkable in view of the lukewarm support some of the policies have had in the Cabinet and party.