Colchis
Colchis

cold


Definition: Meaning of, cold in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kəʊld /

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cold colder coldest
  1. objects/surfaces/liquids/rooms something that is cold has a low temperature [↪  coldness]
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  2. weather when there is cold weather, the temperature of the air is very low [↪  coldness]
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  3. be/feel/look/get cold if you are cold, your body is at a low temperature
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  4. food cold food is cooked but not eaten hot
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  5. lacking feeling unfriendly or lacking normal human feelings such as sympathy, pity, humour etc [↪  coldly, coldness]
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  6. get/have cold feet informal to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough to do something you planned to do
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  7. give somebody the cold shoulder informal to deliberately ignore someone or be unfriendly to them, especially because they have upset or offended you
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  8. light/colour a cold colour or light reminds you of things that are cold [↪  coldness]
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  9. in the cold light of day in the morning, when you can think clearly or see something clearly
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  10. cold (hard) cash American English money in the form of paper money and coins rather than cheques or CREDIT CARD s
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  11. leave somebody cold to not feel interested in or affected by something in any way
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  12. take/need a cold shower used humorously to say that someone is sexually excited and the cold water will stop them feeling that way
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  13. somebody's trail/scent is cold used to say that you cannot find someone because it has been too long since they passed or lived in a particular place
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  14. in games [not before noun] used in children's games, to say that someone is far away from the hidden object or answer they are trying to find
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  15. cold facts facts without anything added to make them more pleasant or interesting
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  16. cold steel literary a weapon such as a knife or sword
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cold colds
  1. [countable] a common illness that makes it difficult to breathe through your nose and often makes your throat hurt
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  2. [uncountable] also the cold a low temperature or cold weather
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  3. come in from the cold to become accepted or recognized, especially by a powerful group of people
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  4. leave somebody out in the cold informal to not include someone in an activity
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cold colder coldest
  1. American English suddenly and completely
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  2. out cold informal unconscious
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  3. without preparation
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cold used in phrases

  • Cold Comfort Farm
    1. a humorous novel by Stella Gibbons about a farm in southern England, where the owners and workers are all crazy or very strange
  • Cold War (noun)
    1. a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States
  • Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The
    1. (1963) a novel by John Le Carré about a British SPY (= someone whose job it is to find out secret information about another country) in EAST GERMANY who wants to go back to the West
  • blow hot and cold (verb)
    1. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
  • catch cold (verb)
    1. come down with a cold
  • cold boot (noun)
    1. a computer restart caused by pressing the ON/OFF switch.
  • cold call (verb)
    1. to telephone or visit someone you have never met before and try to sell them something
  • cold calling (noun)
    1. usually telephone making unsolicited contact with potential customers in order to try to sell something
  • cold cash (noun)
    1. money in the form of cash that is readily available
  • cold cathode (noun)
    1. a cathode that is a source of electrons without being heated
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