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List of meaning for cold

a state of being in which one feels adversely affected by temperatures below a certain level of comfort

cold, common cold(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?"

coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness(noun)

the absence of heat

"the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"

cold, coldness(adj)

the sensation produced by low temperatures

"he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"

cold(adj)

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"

cold(adj)

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"

cold(adj)

having lost freshness through passage of time

"a cold trail"; "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"

cold(adj)

(color) giving no sensation of warmth

"a cold bluish grey"

cold(adj)

marked by errorless familiarity

"had her lines cold before rehearsals started"

cold, stale, dusty, moth-eaten(adj)

lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

"moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"

cold(adj)

so intense as to be almost uncontrollable

"cold fury gripped him"

cold, frigid(adj)

sexually unresponsive

"was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman"

cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, insensate(adj)

without compunction or human feeling

"in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"

cold(adj)

feeling or showing no enthusiasm

"a cold audience"; "a cold response to the new play"

cold(adj)

unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication

"the boxer was out cold"; "pass out cold"

cold(adj)

of a seeker; far from the object sought

cold(adj)

lacking the warmth of life

"cold in his grave"

having a low or subnormal temperature the cold climate of the Yukon

an unusually cold spring that was followed by a sweltering summer

lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling

the prisoners got only a cold stare when they tried to befriend the guard

having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others

received a cold reception from the hostess

having lost consciousness

the boxer was out cold for a few minutes

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

the couple practiced a cold civility with each other, but they hadn't had a heart-to-heart talk in years

no longer living

paramedics tried to revive him, but he was already cold

a weather condition marked by low temperatures

the cold will stay with us for another day, then temperatures should rise

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