cold cold /ˈkoʊld/

adjective

1. () 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
   
2. () 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
   
3. () 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
   
4. Lacking the warmth of life  ( cold )
   lacking the warmth of life
    Cold in his grave
   cold in his grave
   
5. Of a seeker; far from the object sought  ( cold )
   of a seeker; far from the object sought
   
6. 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
   
7. 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
   
8. 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
   
9. Sexually unresponsive  ( cold , frigid )
   sexually unresponsive
    Was cold to his advances
   was cold to his advances
    A frigid woman
   a frigid woman
   
10. So intense as to be almost uncontrollable  ( cold )
    so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
     Cold fury gripped him
    cold fury gripped him
    
11. 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
    
12. Marked by errorless familiarity  ( cold )
    marked by errorless familiarity
     Had her lines cold before rehearsals started
    had her lines cold before rehearsals started
    
13. (color) giving no sensation of warmth  ( cold )
    (color) giving no sensation of warmth
     A cold bluish grey
    a cold bluish grey
    

noun

1. () 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
   
   
2. () 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?
   
   
3. 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