ALL meanings of cold
cold
C c - noun cold lack of heat 1
- noun cold common virus 1
- adjective cold unheated 1
- abbreviation COLD chilled 1
- adjective cold unfriendly 1
- adjective cold indifferent 1
- adjective cold dead 1
- adjective cold unconscious 1
- adjective cold objective 1
- adjective cold sexually 1
- adjective cold far from target 1
- adjective cold unprepared 1
- adverb cold unintroduced 1
- abbreviation COLD completely 1
- adjective cold having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day. 1
- adjective cold feeling an uncomfortable lack of warmth; chilled: The skaters were cold. 1
- adjective cold having a temperature lower than the normal temperature of the human body: cold hands. 1
- adjective cold lacking in passion, emotion, enthusiasm, ardor, etc.; dispassionate: cold reason. 1
- adjective cold not affectionate, cordial, or friendly; unresponsive: a cold reply; a cold reception. 1
- adjective cold lacking sensual desire: She remained cold to his advances. 1
- adjective cold failing to excite feeling or interest: the cold precision of his prose. 1
- adjective cold unexcitable; imperturbable: cold impassivity. 1
- adjective cold depressing; dispiriting: the cold atmosphere of a hospital waiting room. 1
- adjective cold unconscious because of a severe blow, shock, etc.: I knocked him cold with an uppercut. 1
- adjective cold lacking the warmth of life; lifeless: When the doctor arrived, the body was already cold. 1
- adjective cold faint; weak: The dogs lost the cold scent. 1
- adjective cold (in games) distant from the object of search or the correct answer. 1
- adjective cold Slang. (in sports and games) not scoring or winning; ineffective: Cold shooting and poor rebounding were their undoing. 1
- adjective cold Art. having cool colors, especially muted tones tending toward grayish blue. being a cool color. 1
- adjective cold slow to absorb heat, as a soil containing a large amount of clay and hence retentive of moisture. 1
- adjective cold Metalworking. noting or pertaining to any process involving plastic deformation of a metal at a temperature below that at which recrystallization can occur because of the strain: cold working. 1
- noun cold the relative absence of heat: Everyone suffered from the intense cold. 1
- noun cold the sensation produced by loss of heat from the body, as by contact with anything having a lower temperature than that of the body: He felt the cold of the steel door against his cheek. 1
- noun cold cold weather: He can't take the cold. 1
- noun cold Also called common cold. a respiratory disorder characterized by sneezing, sore throat, coughing, etc., caused by an allergic reaction or by a viral, bacterial, or mixed infection. 1
- adverb cold with complete competence, thoroughness, or certainty; absolutely: He learned his speech cold. 1
- adverb cold without preparation or prior notice: She had to play the lead role cold. 1
- adverb cold in an abrupt, unceremonious manner: He quit the job cold. 1
- adverb cold Metalworking. at a temperature below that at which recrystallization can occur (sometimes used in combination): to cold-hammer an iron bar; The wire was drawn cold. 1
- idioms cold catch / take cold, to get or suffer from a cold: We all caught cold during that dreadful winter. 1
- idioms cold go cold, Slang. (in sports and games) to become unproductive or ineffective; be unable to score. 1
- idioms cold in cold blood. blood (def 20). 1
- idioms cold in from the cold, out of a position or condition of exile, concealment, isolation, or alienation: Since the new government promised amnesty, fugitive rebels are coming in from the cold. 1
- idioms cold left out in the cold, neglected; ignored; forgotten: After the baby came, the young husband felt left out in the cold. Also, out in the cold. 1
- idioms cold throw cold water on, to disparage; disapprove of; dampen the enthusiasm of: They threw cold water on her hopes to take acting classes. 1
- noun cold A condition of low temperature. 0
- noun cold (medicine) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever. 0
- adjective cold (of a thing) Having a low temperature. 0
- adjective cold (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold. 0
- adjective cold (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort. 0