cold
adjective
- 1
lacking the warmth of life
cold in his grave
- 2
of a seeker; far from the object sought
- 3
unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
the boxer was out cold
pass out cold
- 4
feeling or showing no enthusiasm
a cold audience
a cold response to the new play
- 5
having lost freshness through passage of time
a cold trail
dogs attempting to catch a cold scent
- 6
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 room
- 7
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
a cold unfriendly nod
a cold and unaffectionate person
- 8
without compunction or human feeling
in cold blood
cold-blooded killing
- 9
sexually unresponsive
was cold to his advances
a frigid woman
noun
- 1
the absence of heat
the coldness made our breath visible
come in out of the cold
- 2
the sensation produced by low temperatures
he shivered from the cold
the cold helped clear his head
- 3
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
will they never find a cure for the common cold?
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