cold
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/kɔʊld/
English
Definitions
adjective
- (of a thing) Having a low temperature.“A cold wind whistled through the trees.”
- (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.“The forecast is that it will be very cold today.”
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.“She was so cold she was shivering.”
- Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.“She shot me a cold glance before turning her back.”
noun
- A condition of low temperature.“Come in, out of the cold.”
- (with 'the') A harsh place; a place of abandonment.“The former politician was left out in the cold after his friends deserted him.”
- A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.“I caught a miserable cold and had to stay home for a week”
- Rheum, sleepy dust
adverb
- While at low temperature.“The steel was processed cold.”
- Without preparation.“The speaker went in cold and floundered for a topic.”
- With finality.“I knocked him out cold.”
- In a cold, frank, or realistically honest manner.
Related words
Synonyms
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