Noun | 1. | cold - a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); "will they never find a cure for the common cold?" Synonyms: common cold |
2. | cold - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" Synonyms: low temperature, coldness | |
3. | cold - the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head" Synonyms: coldness | |
Adj. | 1. | cold - used of physical coldness; 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 climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer" Antonyms: hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead" |
2. | cold - extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold" Antonyms: hot - extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument" | |
3. | cold - having lost freshness through passage of time; "a cold trail"; "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent" | |
4. | cold - (color) giving no sensation of warmth; "a cold bluish gray" | |
5. | cold - marked by errorless familiarity; "had her lines cold before rehearsals started" | |
6. | cold - no longer new; uninteresting; "cold (or stale) news" Synonyms: stale | |
7. | cold - so intense as to be almost uncontrollable; "cold fury gripped him" | |
8. | cold - sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman" Synonyms: frigid | |
9. | cold - without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction" | |
10. | cold - feeling or showing no enthusiasm; "a cold audience"; "a cold response to the new play" | |
11. | cold - unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication; "the boxer was out cold"; "pass out cold" | |
12. | cold - of a seeker; far from the object sought | |
13. | cold - lacking the warmth of life; "cold in his grave" |
1. | (language) | COLD - A sugared version of COLD-K. | |
2. | (storage) | COLD - Computer Output to Laser Disc. |