cold

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cold
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Meanings
adjective
  • of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body.
    E.g. a freezing cold day
  • lacking affection or warmth of feeling; unemotional.
    E.g. how cold and calculating he was
  • (of the scent or trail of a hunted person or animal) no longer fresh and easy to follow.
    E.g. the trail went cold
  • without preparation or rehearsal.
    E.g. they went into the test cold
noun
  • a low temperature; cold weather; a cold environment.
    E.g. my teeth chattered with the cold
  • a common infection in which the mucous membrane of the nose and throat becomes inflamed, typically causing running at the nose, sneezing, and a sore throat.
    E.g. Suzie's got a cold
adverb
  • completely; entirely.
    E.g. we stopped cold behind a turn in the staircase

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