26984 words

cold

10 definitions • 28 examples
1
at a low temperature, especially when compared to the temperature of the human body, and not hot, or warm:

Examples:

a cold day/house
cold food/water
cold hands
cold weather
My feet are so cold.
freezing cold It's freezing cold today.
You'll feel cold if you don't wear a coat.
2
not showing kindness, love, or emotion and not friendly:

Examples:

His handshake was cold, and his eyes lifeless.
He stared into her cold, blue eyes.
She would never feel welcome in this city with its cold, unsmiling inhabitants.
The school was a cold, unwelcoming place.
3
If a case (= a crime or series of events) that is being investigated is cold, it has not been solved and is no longer expected to be solved:

Examples:

The police spared no effort to keep the case from going cold.
At the time of his confession, the trail was turning cold, and investigators had given up on ever catching the killer.
4
Especially in children's games, if you tell someone they are cold, they are not close to guessing the correct answer or not close to finding someone or something that is hidden:

Examples:

If you get further away from the hidden object, the other children in the game shout, "You're getting colder!"
No, you're still cold!
5
a common infection, especially in the nose and throat, that causes you to cough and sneeze and your nose to run (= drip liquid) or feel blocked:

Examples:

have got a cold I've got a cold.
catch a cold She caught a cold at school.
stinking cold UK informal Don't come near me - I've got a stinking cold (= extremely bad cold).
streaming cold UK informal She had a sore throat and a streaming cold.
6

Examples:

the cold Don't stand out there in the cold, come in here and get warm.
the freezing cold Shoppers queued in the freezing cold from early morning.
feel the cold Old people tend to feel the cold (= feel uncomfortable in cold temperatures) more than the young.
My feet were numb with cold.
7
having a low temperature, esp. when compared to the temperature of the human body, and not hot or warm:

Examples:

cold weather
I forgot my gloves and my hands are getting cold.
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9
a common infection, esp. in the nose and throat, which often causes you to sneeze and cough, to feel tired, and sometimes to have pain in the muscles:

Examples:

I’m afraid I’m catching a cold.
10
The cold is cold temperature or cold weather:

Examples:

Don’t stand out there in the cold – come in here and get warm.

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