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UK
/kˈəʊld/
]
[ US /ˈkoʊɫd/ ]
[ US /ˈkoʊɫd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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feeling or showing no enthusiasm
a cold response to the new play
a cold audience -
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
cold logic
the concert left me cold
a cold impersonal manner
a cold and unaffectionate person
a cold unfriendly nod -
unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
pass out cold
the boxer was out cold -
sexually unresponsive
a frigid woman
was cold to his advances -
lacking the warmth of life
cold in his grave -
without compunction or human feeling
in cold blood
insensate destruction
cold-blooded killing -
(color) giving no sensation of warmth
a cold bluish grey -
having lost freshness through passage of time
a cold trail
dogs attempting to catch a cold scent -
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
moth-eaten theories about race
stale news -
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
dinner has gotten cold
if you are cold, turn up the heat
a cold beer
a cold room
a cold climate
cold fingers -
marked by errorless familiarity
had her lines cold before rehearsals started - of a seeker; far from the object sought
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so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
cold fury gripped him
NOUN
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the sensation produced by low temperatures
the cold helped clear his head
he shivered from the cold -
the absence of heat
come in out of the cold
cold is a vasoconstrictor
the coldness made our breath visible -
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
will they never find a cure for the common cold?
How To Use cold In A Sentence
- She was all cold and bedraggled after falling into the river.
- He pulled himself up and stumbled to the bathroom, where he turned on the cold tap and collapsed at the bottom of the shower, barely awake.
- A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell. Bird Cloud
- It was still cold and a little gloomy but there was a dour magnificence to it.
- I always take a couple of aspirins when I feel a cold starting.
- The plateau is 1300 meters above sea level and attracts people for its natural beauties, clean weather, and cold spring water. Archive 2009-05-01
- With cold type, the galley proof is the first proof, usually a photocopy.
- Dr. Orkborne, much incommoded by this second interruption, coldly begged to know his pleasure. Camilla
- Take the white of one egg, and measure just as much cold water; mix the two well, and stir stiff with confectioners 'sugar; add a little flavoring, vanilla, or almond, or pistache, and, for some candies, color with a tiny speck of fruit paste. A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl
- Seizures are most likely to occur early in an illness (such as roseola, colds, gastrointestinal infection) when the fever is rising quickly.
