cold
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- noun
- /koʊld/
:
frío
- Yes, if you could see the people lined up outside of Hope House in this bitter cold.
- extreme cold
- heat and cold
- winter cold
I'm small, skinny, and so the cold was just really hard mentally.
- I'm small, skinny, and so the cold was just really hard mentally.
- We've all felt that cold that's coming.
Examples
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Who walks out into the cold, in December, in Chicago, without his coat?
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John stood cautiously, hoping that the cold had not made his suit brittle.
Fiction book (1990) -
You and the boy need to be out of the cold.
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Just what a body needs in the cold.
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I mean, what if you'd had to spend the whole night out there in the cold?
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Homes were made of native stone and well-insulated against the cold, but had plastic or wooden doors.
Fiction book (1992) -
Granny Wendy brought me in from the cold.
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They don't last in the cold.
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At the summit, we stood in the cold and took a couple of photos.
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Nothing here but hunger, cold and hopelessness.
Synonyms
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A feeling of being cold, often from illness or cold weather
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A pleasant, fairly low temperature
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A light, pleasant cold in the air or shade
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A feeling or condition of low temperature
Extreme cold that makes you shiver
Very cold temperature or lack of warmth
A very strong cold that makes the air feel sharp and painful
A very cold state often with ice on the ground
A slight cold feeling in the air or on your body
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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To feel very excited about something and then lose interest often
Compounds
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A long period of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union without direct fighting
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A mild virus infection of the nose and throat that causes a runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat
- Specialized
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A claimed way to make energy by joining parts of atoms at room temperature that most scientists do not accept
- Specialized
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An animal whose body temperature changes with the air or water temperature
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A mild viral sickness that makes your nose stuffy, causes sneezing, and may give you a headache
- Archaic
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An apartment in an old building that has no hot running water or central heating
- Specialized
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A low box with a clear top that protects young plants from cold and helps them grow
- Archaic
A pink sparkling wine that people make by mixing red and white wines and serve cold
- Specialized
When blood stops flowing to a body part, the tissue dies and becomes dry and dark brown
- Specialized
A part inside some lamps and electronic devices that gives out electrons without being heated
- Archaic
A way of communicating that gives little detail and asks the audience to imagine the rest
- Specialized
A man-made rubber made at low temperatures that is tougher and used for car tires
- Offensive
Not showing pity and acting cruel, or having a body temperature that changes with the air
How Cold
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cold as a noun also goes back to the old word ceald meaning 'cold', and it simply names the state or sensation of low heat — the lack of warmth we feel in cold weather.