cold

cold1 [ kould ] adjective ***

1. ) with a low temperature, or a temperature that is lower than normal:

The water was too cold for a shower.

a ) used about the weather:

It was bitterly cold that day.

a cold winter morning

b ) used about people and places:

I was cold, hungry, and thirsty.

freezing cold: Their house is always freezing cold.

c ) used about food that has been cooked but is not eaten hot:

a selection of cold meats

2. ) not seeming friendly or sympathetic:

Her father was a cold and distant man.

She received a rather cold response.

3. ) cold colors are colors such as white, blue, and gray that make you think of things that are cold

4. ) SPOKEN used especially in children's games to tell someone that they are not close to finding or guessing something

─ opposite WARM

in the cold light of day

used for saying how people feel about emotional matters when they think about them later in a calmer way

leave someone cold

to not make someone at all interested or excited

pour/throw cold water on something

to do or say something that spoils someone's plans or enthusiasm

someone's trail/scent has gone cold

it is difficult to find someone because it is a long time since they were seen

╾ cold|ly adverb

=> BLOOD, FOOT1

cold

cold 2 [ kould ] noun **

1. ) count a minor illness that blocks your nose and makes you cough:

catch a cold: I must have caught a cold on my camping trip.

a heavy/bad cold: Don't go to work if you have a particularly heavy cold.

2. ) uncount cold air or a cold environment:

Plants need protection against extreme cold.

the cold: Heavy curtains help to keep the cold out.

leave someone out in the cold

to deliberately not include someone in an activity or group

cold

cold 3 [ kould ] adverb

1. ) if you do something cold, you do it without preparing for it

2. ) suddenly and immediately:

Something made her stop cold in the middle of her sentence.

out cold

completely unconscious