cold
36 ENTRIES FOUND:
- cold (adjective)
- cold (noun)
- cold (adverb)
- cold–blooded (adjective)
- cold–eyed (adjective)
- cold call (noun)
- cold cash (noun)
- cold comfort (noun)
- cold cream (noun)
- cold cuts (noun)
- cold feet (noun)
- cold fish (noun)
- cold frame (noun)
- cold front (noun)
- cold shoulder (noun)
- cold sore (noun)
- cold storage (noun)
- cold sweat (noun)
- cold turkey (noun)
- cold war (noun)
- cold warrior (noun)
- head cold (noun)
- ice–cold (adjective)
- stone–cold (adverb)
- blood (noun)
- blow (verb)
- blue (adjective)
- come (verb)
- day (noun)
- death (noun)
- hot (adjective)
- knock (verb)
- leave (verb)
- light (noun)
- pour (verb)
- water (noun)
colder;
coldest
colder;
coldest
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLD
1
:
having a very low temperature
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The water was too cold for swimming.
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The weather has been unusually cold this spring.
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a country with a cold climate
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It was a long, cold winter.
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It's cold outside, but the wind makes it feel even colder.
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It's bitterly/freezing cold out there!
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a cold, rainy day
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metal that is cold to the touch
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Her hands were icy cold. = They were as cold as ice.
2
:
having a feeling of low body heat
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Are you cold? I could turn up the temperature if you'd like.
3
a
of food
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not heated
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a bowl of cold cereal
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He ate cold pizza for breakfast.
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We were happy to eat a hot meal rather than cold sandwiches.
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cold meats
b
of drinks
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served at a very low temperature or with ice
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They're serving coffee, tea, and cold drinks.
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a cold glass of milk
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a cold beer
4
:
not appealing or pleasant
:
causing a cold or unhappy feeling
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the cold gray sky
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the harsh cold lights of the hospital
5
:
not friendly or emotional
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lacking emotional warmth
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Why is he so cold and distant toward me?
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She gave me a cold stare and turned away.
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I got a cold reception when I came home.
6
:
not changed or affected by personal feelings or emotions
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Like them or not, these are the cold facts!
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It's time they took a cold, hard look at the situation.
7
:
learned or memorized exactly
— used with have
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Keep repeating the lines until you have them (down) cold. [=until you have memorized them perfectly]
8
:
unconscious or sleeping very deeply
— usually used in the phrase out cold
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see also knock cold at 1knock
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He passed out cold.
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She was out cold by eight o'clock.
9
:
not fresh or strong
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no longer easy to follow
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The dogs picked up a cold scent.
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The police had been hot on the trail of the escaped prisoners, but then the trail went cold.
10
:
not close to finding something or solving a puzzle
— used especially in children's games
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You're getting warmer! You're getting hot! Oh, now you're getting colder!
11
:
not having success or good luck
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The team was hot in the first half, but their shooting turned cold in the second half. [=they missed a lot of shots in the second half]
blow hot and cold
cast a cold eye on
in cold blood
in the cold light of day
:
in the day when things can be seen clearly rather than at night
— sometimes used figuratively
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The house that had looked so sinister at night seemed much less frightening in the cold light of day.
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She forced me to look at myself in the cold light of day, and I didn't like what I saw.
leave you cold
◊ Something that leaves you cold does not interest or excite you.
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His movies leave me cold.
make someone's blood run cold
pour/throw cold water on
— coldly
adverb-
“Your application has been denied,” he said coldly.
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She looked at me coldly and turned away.
— coldness
noun [noncount]-
the icy coldness of winter
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Why does he treat me with such coldness and reserve?
2
cold
/ˈkoʊld/
noun
plural
colds
2
cold
/ˈkoʊld/
noun
plural
colds
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLD
1
[noncount]
:
a cold condition
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I mind cold more than heat.
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They died of exposure to cold.
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She was shivering with cold. [=because she was cold]
2
the cold
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cold weather
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The cold really sets in around late November and doesn't let up until April.
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I stood there shivering in the cold.
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He waited outside for her in the bitter cold.
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Come in out of the cold.
3
[count]
:
a common illness that affects the nose, throat, and eyes and that usually causes coughing, sneezing, etc.
— often used before another noun
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see also head cold
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It's not the flu, it's just a cold.
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He got/caught a cold. = He came down with a cold. = (Brit) He went down with a cold.
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the common cold
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the cold virus
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cold symptoms/remedies
blue with cold, blue from the cold
come in from the cold
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to become part of a group or of normal society again after you have been outside it
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a former spy who has come in from the cold
leave (someone) out in the cold
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to leave (someone) in a bad position
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to not give (someone) the rights or advantages that are given to others
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The changes benefit management but leave the workers out in the cold.
3
cold
/ˈkoʊld/
adverb
3
cold
/ˈkoʊld/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLD
1
chiefly US
a
:
in a very clear, complete, and definite way
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She turned their offer down cold. [=flat]
b
:
in a sudden way
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He was telling me a story but stopped cold [=abruptly] when the door opened.
2
:
without practicing or preparing before doing something
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She was asked to perform the song cold.
