ALL meanings of cold
cold
C c - adjective cold Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable. 3
- adjective cold If it is cold, or if a place is cold, the temperature of the air is very low. 3
- uncountable noun cold Cold weather or low temperatures can be referred to as the cold. 3
- adjective cold If you are cold, your body is at an unpleasantly low temperature. 3
- adjective cold Cold food, such as salad or meat that has been cooked and cooled, is not intended to be eaten hot. 3
- adjective cold Cold colours or cold light give an impression of coldness. 3
- adjective cold A cold person does not show much emotion, especially affection, and therefore seems unfriendly and unsympathetic. If someone's voice is cold, they speak in an unfriendly unsympathetic way. 3
- adjective cold A cold trail or scent is one which is old and therefore difficult to follow. 3
- graded adjective cold If you say that someone is cold when they are trying to guess the answer to a question or puzzle, you mean that they are thinking about it in the wrong way and are going to give a wrong answer. 3
- countable noun cold If you have a cold, you have a mild, very common illness which makes you sneeze a lot and gives you a sore throat or a cough. 3
- adjective cold having relatively little warmth; of a rather low temperature 3
- adjective cold without sufficient or proper warmth 3
- adjective cold lacking in affection, enthusiasm, or warmth of feeling 3
- adjective cold not affected by emotion; objective 3
- adjective cold sexually unresponsive or frigid 3
- adjective cold lacking in freshness 3
- adjective cold chilling to the spirit; depressing 3
- adjective cold (of a colour) having violet, blue, or green predominating; giving no sensation of warmth 3
- adjective cold denoting or relating to a process in which work-hardening occurs as a result of the plastic deformation of a metal at too low a temperature for annealing to take place 3
- adjective cold (of a process) not involving heat, in contrast with traditional methods 3
- adjective cold (of a seeker in a game) far from the object of a search 3
- adjective cold denoting the contacting of potential customers, voters, etc, without previously approaching them in order to establish their interest 3
- noun cold the absence of heat regarded as a positive force 3
- noun cold the sensation caused by loss or lack of heat 3
- noun cold an acute viral infection of the upper respiratory passages characterized by discharge of watery mucus from the nose, sneezing, etc 3
- adverb cold without preparation 3
- adverb cold thoroughly; absolutely 3
- adjective cold of a temperature significantly or noticeably lower than average, normal, expected, or comfortable; very chilly; frigid 3
- adjective cold without the proper heat or warmth 3
- adjective cold without the proper heat, warmth, or warm-up period 3
- adjective cold feeling chilled 3
- adjective cold without warmth of feeling; unfeeling; indifferent 3
- adjective cold not cordial or kind; unfriendly 3
- adjective cold sexually frigid 3
- adjective cold depressing or saddening; gloomy 3
- adjective cold not involving one's feelings; detached; objective 3
- adjective cold designating or having colors that suggest cold, as tones of blue, green, or gray 3
- adjective cold still far from what is being sought 3
- adjective cold not strong or fresh; faint or stale 3
- adjective cold unlucky or ineffective 3
- adverb cold absolutely; completely 3
- adverb cold with complete mastery 3
- adverb cold with little or no preparation 3
- noun cold absence of heat; lack of warmth: often thought of as an active force 3
- noun cold a low temperature; esp., one below freezing 3
- noun cold the sensation produced by a loss or absence of heat 3
- noun cold cold weather 3
- noun cold 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. 3
- noun Technical meaning of cold 1. (language) A sugared version of COLD-K. 2. (storage) Computer Output to Laser Disk - see Enterprise Report Management. 1
- adjective cold uncomfortably low temperature 1