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cold
adj. chilly, cool, not warm; not affectionate, unfriendly; depressing; unconscious (Slang)
 
n. low temperature, chill, frigidity; respiratory illness (characterized by coughing, sneezing, sore throat, etc.)
 
cold (computer output to laser disc)
(Computers) storage of data on optical discs (i.e. CD-ROMs)


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Cold describes the condition of low temperature.Cold may also refer to:Common cold, a type of upper respiratory infectionComputer Output to Laser Disc (COLD), a method of data storage and retrievalColdness, an absence of emotion, especially affection or sympathyCOLD (novel), a James Bond novel by John Gardner; alternatively titled Cold Fall in the United States
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Cold
Cold 1. low in temperature, in physiological activity, or in radioactivity. 2. common cold; a catarrhal disorder of the upper respiratory tract, [more]Cold - Community and Resources

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cold
Noun
1. a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); "will they never find a cure for the common cold?"
(synonym) common cold
(hypernym) respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorder
(hyponym) head cold
(part-meronym) rhinorrhea
2. the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
(synonym) coldness, low temperature
(hypernym) temperature
(hyponym) chill, iciness, gelidity
3. the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"
(synonym) coldness
(hypernym) temperature
Adjective
1. 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"
(antonym) hot
(similar) acold
(see-also) cool
(attribute) temperature
2. 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"
(antonym) hot
(similar) emotionless, passionless
(see-also) cool
(attribute) emotionality, emotionalism
3. having lost freshness through passage of time; "a cold trail"; "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"
(similar) stale
4. (color) giving no sensation of warmth; "a cold bluish gray"
(similar) cool
5. marked by errorless familiarity; "had her lines cold before rehearsals started"
(similar) perfect
6. no longer new; uninteresting; "cold (or stale) news"
(synonym) stale
(similar) old
7. so intense as to be almost uncontrollable; "cold fury gripped him"
(similar) intense
8. sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman"
(synonym) frigid
(similar) unloving
9. without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"
(synonym) cold-blooded, inhuman, insensate
(similar) inhumane
10. feeling or showing no enthusiasm; "a cold audience"; "a cold response to the new play"
(similar) unenthusiastic
11. unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication; "the boxer was out cold"; "pass out cold"
(similar) unconscious
12. of a seeker; far from the object sought
(similar) far
13. lacking the warmth of life; "cold in his grave"
(similar) dead


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Cold
(v. i.)
To become cold.
  
 
(n.)
Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting.
  
 
(n.)
Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved.
  
 
(n.)
Unwelcome; disagreeable; unsatisfactory.
  
 
(n.)
The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness.
  
 
(n.)
The relative absence of heat or warmth.
  
 
(n.)
Not sensitive; not acute.
  
 
(n.)
Not pungent or acrid.
  
 
(n.)
Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold.
  
 
(n.)
Having a bluish effect. Cf. Warm, 8.
  
 
(n.)
Distant; -- said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed.
  
 
(n.)
Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.
  
 
(n.)
Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent.
  
 
(n.)
A morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh.
  

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