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Definition of Cold

1. 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?"

2. 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 beer"

3. Noun. The absence of heat. "Cold is a vasoconstrictor"

4. Adjective. Extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion. "The concert left me cold"

5. Noun. The sensation produced by low temperatures. "The cold helped clear his head"

6. Adjective. Having lost freshness through passage of time. "Dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"

7. Adjective. (color) giving no sensation of warmth. "A cold bluish grey"

8. Adjective. Marked by errorless familiarity. "Had her lines cold before rehearsals started"

9. Adjective. Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new. "Stale news"

10. Adjective. So intense as to be almost uncontrollable. "Cold fury gripped him"

11. Adjective. Sexually unresponsive. "A frigid woman"

12. Adjective. Without compunction or human feeling. "Insensate destruction"

13. Adjective. Feeling or showing no enthusiasm. "A cold response to the new play"

14. Adjective. Unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication. "Pass out cold"

15. Adjective. Of a seeker; far from the object sought.

16. Adjective. Lacking the warmth of life. "Cold in his grave"

Definition of Cold

1. a. Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

2. n. The relative absence of heat or warmth.

3. v. i. To become cold.

Definition of Cold

1. Adjective. (context: of a thing) Having a low temperature. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of the weather) Causing the air to be cold. ¹

3. Adjective. (context: of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort. ¹

4. Adjective. Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling. ¹

5. Adjective. Dispassionate, not prejudiced or partisan, impartial. ¹

6. Adjective. Completely unprepared; without introduction. ¹

7. Adjective. Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness. ¹

8. Adjective. (usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart. ¹

9. Adjective. (usually with "have" transitively) Cornered, done for. ¹

10. Noun. A condition of low temperature. ¹

11. Noun. (medicine) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever. ¹

12. Adverb. While at low temperature. ¹

13. Adverb. Without preparation. ¹

14. Adverb. With finality. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cold

1. having little or no warmth [adj COLDER, COLDEST] / the relative lack of heat; a chill [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cold

1. A slang term that describes a viral upper respiratory infection which results from inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nasal cavity. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cold

colatitudes colbertine colby colbys colcannon colcannons colcemid colchica colchicine colchicines

colchicum colchicums colchine colcothar colcothars cold (current term) cold-blooded cold-blooded animal cold-bloodedly cold-bloodedness

cold-calling cold-cathode cold-cock cold-cream cold-cuts cold-eyed cold-hearted cold-heartedly cold-heartedness cold-reactive antibody

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