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cold in WordNet English dictionary
noun- the absence of heat
"the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
coldness cold low temperature frigidity frigidness
- the sensation produced by low temperatures
"he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"
cold coldness
- a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
"will they never find a cure for the common cold?"
cold common cold
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"
cold
- 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
- (color) giving no sensation of warmth
"a cold bluish grey"
cold
- lacking the warmth of life
"cold in his grave"
cold
- of a seeker; far from the object sought
cold
- without compunction or human feeling
"in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"
cold cold-blooded inhuman insensate
- so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
"cold fury gripped him"
cold
- marked by errorless familiarity
"had her lines cold before rehearsals started"
cold
- having lost freshness through passage of time
"a cold trail"; "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"
cold
- unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
"the boxer was out cold"; "pass out cold"
cold
- feeling or showing no enthusiasm
"a cold audience"; "a cold response to the new play"
cold
- sexually unresponsive
"was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman"
cold frigid
- lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
"moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"
cold stale dusty moth-eaten
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