cold
cold (kōld)
adjective
- of a temperature significantly or noticeably lower than average, normal, expected, or comfortable; very chilly; frigid a cold wind
- without the proper heat or warmth this soup is cold
- without the proper heat, warmth, or warm-up period: said of tires, engines, etc.
- dead
- feeling chilled
- without warmth of feeling; unfeeling; indifferent a cold personality
- not cordial or kind; unfriendly a cold reception
- sexually frigid
- depressing or saddening; gloomy to realize the cold truth
- not involving one's feelings; detached; objective cold logic
- designating or having colors that suggest cold, as tones of blue, green, or gray
- still far from what is being sought: said of the seeker
- not strong or fresh; faint or stale a cold scent
- ☆ Informal unconscious the boxer was knocked cold
- Informal unlucky or ineffective a cold streak in baseball
Etymology: ME < OE (Anglian) cald < IE base *gel-, cold > cool, Ger kalt, L gelidus
adverb
- ☆ absolutely; completely she was stopped cold
- ☆ with complete mastery the actor had the lines down cold
- with little or no preparation to enter a game cold
noun
- absence of heat; lack of warmth: often thought of as an active force
- a low temperature; esp., one below freezing
- the sensation produced by a loss or absence of heat
- cold weather
- a contagious, viral infection of the respiratory passages, esp. of the nose and throat, characterized by an acute inflammation of the mucous membranes, nasal discharge, malaise, etc.
catch cold
or take coldto become ill with a cold
cold comfort
little or no comfort at all
come in from the cold
to come out of exile, isolation, etc.; resume an active role
leave someone cold
to fail to arouse someone's interest
have (or get) cold feet
☆ Informal to be (or become) timid or fearful
in the cold
ignored; neglected
throw cold water on
to be unenthusiastic about or toward; discourage
cold
modif.
Said of the weather
chilly, cool, crisp, icy, freezing, frigid, frosty, rimy, wintry, bleak, nippy, brisk, keen, inclement, penetrating, snowy, frozen, sleety, blasting, cutting, brumal, snappy, algid, gelid, piercing, chill, bitter, numbing, severe, boreal, stinging, glacial, intense, Siberian, sharp, raw, nipping, arctic, polar, below zero, biting; see also wintry.Antonyms
warm, hot*, heated. Said of people, animals, or things
freezing, frozen, clammy, stiff, chilled, frostbitten, shivering, chilly, cool, coldblooded, hypothermic, ice-cold, refrigerated, in cold storage, blue from cold*, chilled to the bone*. Antonyms
hot*, perspiring, thawed. Said of temperament
unresponsive, distant, unconcerned; see aloof, indifferent 1, unfriendly 2.
cold
n.
Absence of warmth
coldness, frozenness, chilliness, frostiness, frost, nip, bitterness, rawness, crispness, briskness, draft, frostbite, chill, shivers, coolness, shivering, goose flesh, numbness, iciness, frigidity, freeze, glaciation, refrigeration, gelidity, congelation; see also weather.Antonyms
warmth, heat*, heat wave. The outdoors of a cold season
frost, wintertime, snow; see winter.An aural or respiratory congestion
head cold, common cold, flu, catarrh, rheum, cough, hack, sore throat, sinus trouble, cold on one's chest, bronchitis, ague, laryngitis, hay fever, grippe, influenza, rose fever, rose cold, asthma, whooping cough, pertussis, streptococcic throat, staphylococcic infection, virus, sinusitis, coryza, strep throat*, strep*, sniffles*, bug*, frog in one's throat*; see also disease.
catch cold
have<strong> or </strong>get cold feet*
(out) in the cold*
throw cold water on*
Converse of object
- brave: We had to brave the cold to see this but it was well worth it.
- catch: You'd catch a cold for crying out loud.
Adjective modifier
- icy: Dipping her toe in the icy cold, Mary feels her home is near.
- biting: The snow was welcome but the low cloud and biting cold was not!
- stinking: I have a stinking cold - on week 3 now - but everyone else ahs it too so that makes me feel better!
- extreme: Jackets are usually worn all year in moderate whether conditions, whereas a coat if for more extreme cold whether.
- bloody: From day one we had gale force Easterly winds, that turned mid-week into North-Easterly, it was bloody cold!
- nasty: Despite a nasty cold hindering her performance this week Karin Jaggi ( F2 ) battled hard to take third.
Modifies a noun
- weather: In cold weather, cold air blows under the kitchen door.
- winter: The cold damp foggy winter of our East coast dragged slowly on.
- water: Add enough cold water to form a stiff dough.
- calling: We only contacted people we already knew: There was no mass circulation or cold calling.
- sore: Usually people who are susceptible have minor, mild infections throughout their lives, commonly seen as cold sores.
- snap: I'm loving this warm weather - the next cold snap will be a rude shock.
Used with adjective complement
- feel: My hands didn't feel cold any more, which was a relief.
- catch: Play began with a corner to Reading and Cardiff were caught cold as Ivar Ingimarsson nodded the visitors ahead in the 39th minute.
- serve: This dish can also be served cold with salad.
Noun used with modifier
- freezing: Some of the stuff we did in the workhouse at about 10 at night was freezing cold, too.
- ice: Soaking the feet in cold water ( not ice cold ) for around 15 minutes can bring symptomatic temporary relief.
Preposition: in
- winter: We have a lot of mountains, a lot of snow, it's very very cold in winter.
I wanted to be black. I always wanted to be black Being black iswarm and gay, being white is cold and sad.
And said I that my limbs were old, And said I that my blood was cold, And that my kindly fire was fled, And my poor withered heart was dead, And that I might not sing of Love?
If you strike a child take care that you strike it in anger, evenattheriskof maiming itfor life. A blow incold blood neither can nor should be forgiven.
'Ye can call it influenza if ye like,'said Mrs Machin.'There was no influenza in my young days.We called a cold a cold.'
The Spy who Came in from the Cold.
What worlds delight, or joy of living speech Can heart, so plunged in sea of sorrows deep, And heape' d with so huge misfortunes, reach? The careful cold beginneth for to creep, And in my heart his iron arrow steep, Soon as I think upon my bitter bale.
Les livres sont des amis froids et s u" rs. Books are cold and certain friends.
Coldöcold as truth, cold as life. No, nothing can be as cold as life.
It was no summer progress. A cold coming they had of it, at this time of the year; just, the worst time of the year, to take a journey, and specially a long journey, in. The ways deep, the weather sharp, the days short, the sun farthest off in solstitio brumali, the very dead of winter. See Eliot 306:73.
A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very dead of winter.
I want to go south, where there is no autumn, where the cold doesn't crouch over one like a snow-leopard waiting to pounce. The heart of the North is dead, and the fingers of cold are corpse fingers.
Spring, the sweet spring, is the year's pleasant king, Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing: Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!
Cold inthe earthöand the deepsnow piled abovethee, Far, far, removed, cold in the dreary grave! Have I forgot, my only Love, to love thee, Severed at last byTime's all-serving wave?
And it isgood to cheat the pair, and gibe, Letting the rank tongue blossom into speech. Setebos, Setebos, and Setebos! Thinketh, He dwelleth i'the cold o'the moon. Thinketh He made it, with the sun to match, But not the stars; the stars came otherwise.
The cold reaches of the universe must not become the new area of an even colder war.
Came through cold roads to as cold news.
Lifeless in appearance, sluggish dazed spring approachesö They enter the new world naked, cold, uncertain of all save that they enter.
Hatjesich einWeib,das sichgutbekleidet wusste, erk a« ltet? Has a woman who knew she was well dressed ever caught a cold?
When Paris sneezes, Europe catches cold.
She had a mannish manner of mind and face, able to feel hot and think cold.
Back and side go bare, go bare, Both foot and hand go cold; But, belly,God send thee good ale enough, Whether it be new or old.
Give them the cold steel, boys!
There is no looking-glass here and I don't know what I am like now. I remember watching myself brush my hair and how my eyes looked back at me. The girl I saw was myself and yet not quite myself. Long ago when I was a child and very lonely I tried to kiss her. But the glass was between usöhard, cold and misted over with my breath.Now they havetaken everything away.What am I doing in this place and who am I?
Shall I tell you the signs of a New Age coming? It is a sound of drubbing and sobbing Of people crying,We are old, we are old And the sun isgoing down and becoming cold.
The only time it isn't good for you is when you write or when you fight.You have to do that cold.But it always helps my shooting. Modern life, too, is often a mechanical oppression and liquor is the only mechanical relief. 394
He has out-soared the shadow of our night; Envyand calumnyand hate and pain, And that unrest which men miscall delight, Can touch him not and torture not again; From the contagion of the world's slow stain He is secure, and now can never mourn A heart grown cold, a head grown grey in vain.
Every drop of ink in my pen ran cold.
She has made me in love with a cold climate, and frost and snow, with a northern moonlight.
See, the curse of children! In life they keep us frequently in tears, And in the cold grave leave us in pale fears.
And all that I could thinkof, in the darkness and the cold, Was just that I was leaving home and my folks were growing old.
It is a terrible thing, this kindness that human beings do not lose. Terrible because when we are finally naked in the dark and cold, it is all we have.
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth.
No worse than a bad cold.
Now the nimble fingers are no more nimble, And the silver thimble lies cold and tarnished black.
Oh, no, no, no, it was too cold always (Still the dead one lay moaning) I was much too far out all my life And not waving but drowning.
It was an ideal day for footballötoo cold for the spectators and too cold for the players.
Oh wert thou in the cauld blast, On yonder lea, on yonder lea; My plaidie to the angryairt, I'd shelter thee, I'd shelter thee.
I fear that I have not got much to sayabout Canada, not having seen much; what I got by going to Canada was a cold.
The way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old; His withered cheek, and tresses grey, Seemed to have known a better day; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried byan orphan boy, The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry.
Have you seen the bush by moonlight, from the train, go running by? Blackened log and stump and sapling, ghostly trees all dead and dry; Here a patch of glassy water; there a glimpse of mystic sky? Have you heard the still voice callingöyet so warm, and yet so cold: 'I'm the Mother-Bush that bore you! Come to me when you are old'?
Browse dictionary entries near cold
- colcothar
- Colchis
- colchicum
- colchicine
- Colchester
- colcannon
- Colby (cheese)
- Colbert
- colatitude
- colander
- cold-blooded
- cold call
- cold calling
- cold cash
- cold chisel
- cold-cock
- cold cream
- cold cuts
- cold duck
- cold frame
