cold
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Definitions
Adjective
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"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
Adjective
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"
Adjective Satellite
having lost freshness through passage of time; "a cold trail"; "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"
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(color) giving no sensation of warmth; "a cold bluish grey"
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marked by errorless familiarity; "had her lines cold before rehearsals started"
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lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"
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so intense as to be almost uncontrollable; "cold fury gripped him"
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sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman"
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without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"
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feeling or showing no enthusiasm; "a cold audience"; "a cold response to the new play"
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unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication; "the boxer was out cold"; "pass out cold"
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of a seeker; far from the object sought
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lacking the warmth of life; "cold in his grave"
Noun
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); "will they never find a cure for the common cold?"
Noun
the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
Noun
the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"
Synonyms
cold-blooded
coldness
common cold
dusty
frigid
frigidity
frigidness
inhuman
insensate
low temperature
moth-eaten
stale
More General Terms
communicable disease
pressor
respiratory disease
respiratory disorder
respiratory illness
temperature
vasoconstrictive
vasoconstrictor