cold
cold /ˈkoʊld/
adjective
-
(
)
Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
(
cold
)
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
A cold climate
a cold climate
A cold room
a cold room
Dinner has gotten cold
dinner has gotten cold
Cold fingers
cold fingers
If you are cold, turn up the heat
if you are cold, turn up the heat
A cold beer
a cold beer
-
()
Extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
(
cold
)
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
A cold unfriendly nod
a cold unfriendly nod
A cold and unaffectionate person
a cold and unaffectionate person
A cold impersonal manner
a cold impersonal manner
Cold logic
cold logic
The concert left me cold
the concert left me cold
-
()
Having lost freshness through passage of time
(
cold
)
having lost freshness through passage of time
A cold trail
a cold trail
Dogs attempting to catch a cold scent
dogs attempting to catch a cold scent
-
Lacking the warmth of life
(
cold
)
lacking the warmth of life
Cold in his grave
cold in his grave
-
Of a seeker; far from the object sought
(
cold
)
of a seeker; far from the object sought
-
Unconscious from a blow, shock or intoxication
(
cold
)
unconscious from a blow, shock or intoxication
The boxer was out cold
the boxer was out cold
Pass out cold
pass out cold
-
Feeling or showing no enthusiasm
(
cold
)
feeling or showing no enthusiasm
A cold audience
a cold audience
A cold response to the new play
a cold response to the new play
-
Without compunction or human feeling
(
cold
, insensate
, cold-blooded
, inhuman
)
without compunction or human feeling
In cold blood
in cold blood
Cold-blooded killing
cold-blooded killing
Insensate destruction
insensate destruction
-
Sexually unresponsive
(
cold
, frigid
)
sexually unresponsive
Was cold to his advances
was cold to his advances
A frigid woman
a frigid woman
-
So intense as to be almost uncontrollable
(
cold
)
so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
Cold fury gripped him
cold fury gripped him
-
Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
(
cold
, dusty
, moth-eaten
, stale
)
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
Moth-eaten theories about race
moth-eaten theories about race
Stale news
stale news
-
Marked by errorless familiarity
(
cold
)
marked by errorless familiarity
Had her lines cold before rehearsals started
had her lines cold before rehearsals started
-
(color) giving no sensation of warmth
(
cold
)
(color) giving no sensation of warmth
A cold bluish grey
a cold bluish grey
noun
-
()
The absence of heat
(
coldness
, frigidity
, frigidness
, cold
, low temperature
)
the absence of heat
The coldness made our breath visible
the coldness made our breath visible
Come in out of the cold
come in out of the cold
Cold is a vasoconstrictor
cold is a vasoconstrictor
-
()
A mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
(
common cold
, cold
)
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
Will they never find a cure for the common cold?
will they never find a cure for the common cold?
-
The sensation produced by low temperatures
(
cold
, coldness
)
the sensation produced by low temperatures
He shivered from the cold
he shivered from the cold
The cold helped clear his head
the cold helped clear his head
