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cold
lacking the warmth of life
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adjective
lacking the warmth of life
“cold in his grave”
adjective
of a seeker; far from the object sought
adjective
unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
“the boxer was out cold”
adjective
feeling or showing no enthusiasm
“a cold audience”
adjective
having lost freshness through passage of time
“a cold trail”
adjective
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”
adjective
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
“a cold unfriendly nod”
adjective
without compunction or human feeling
“in cold blood”
adjective
sexually unresponsive
“was cold to his advances”
adjective
so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
“cold fury gripped him”
adjective
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
“moth-eaten theories about race”
adjective
marked by errorless familiarity
“had her lines cold before rehearsals started”
adjective
(color) giving no sensation of warmth
“a cold bluish grey”
noun
the absence of heat
“the coldness made our breath visible”
noun
the sensation produced by low temperatures
“he shivered from the cold”
noun
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
“will they never find a cure for the common cold?”
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Example Sentences
cold in his grave
the boxer was out cold
pass out cold
a cold audience
a cold response to the new play
a cold trail
dogs attempting to catch a cold scent
a cold climate
a cold room
dinner has gotten cold
cold fingers
if you are cold, turn up the heat
a cold unfriendly nod
a cold and unaffectionate person
a cold impersonal manner
cold logic
the concert left me cold
in cold blood
cold-blooded killing
insensate destruction
was cold to his advances
a frigid woman
cold fury gripped him
moth-eaten theories about race
stale news
had her lines cold before rehearsals started
a cold bluish grey
the coldness made our breath visible
come in out of the cold
cold is a vasoconstrictor
he shivered from the cold
the cold helped clear his head
will they never find a cure for the common cold?
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