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 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