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Meaning
Adj
●
In Temperature:
Having a low temperature.
●
Causing the
air
to be cold.
●
In Temperature:
Feeling the
sensation
of
coldness
, especially
to the point
of discomfort.
●
Unfriendly;
emotionally
distant
or unfeeling.
●
Dispassionate; not
prejudiced
or
partisan
; impartial.
●
Completely
unprepared
; without introduction.
●
Unconscious or
deeply
asleep
;
deprived
of the
metaphorical
heat
associated with life or consciousness.
●
Perfectly,
exactly
,
completely
;
by heart
; down pat.
●
Cornered; done for.
●
Not
pungent
or acrid.
●
Unexciting;
dull
; uninteresting.
●
Affecting the
sense
of
smell
(
as of
hunting dogs
) only
feebly
; having
lost
its odour.
●
Not
sensitive
; not acute.
●
Distant; said,
in the game
of
hunting
for some
object
, of a
seeker
remote
from
the thing
concealed
. Compare
warm
and hot.
●
In Painting:
Having a
bluish
effect; not
warm
in colour.
●
In Databases:
Rarely used or
accessed
, and thus able to be
relegated
to
slower
storage.
●
Without
compassion
;
heartless
; ruthless.
●
Not radioactive.
●
In Firearms:
Not
loaded
with a round of
live
ammunition.
●
Without
electrical
power being supplied.
Noun
●
In Temperature:
A
condition
of low temperature.
●
A
harsh
place; a place of abandonment.
●
In Medicine:
A common, usually
harmless
,
viral
illness
, usually with
congestion
of the
nasal
passages
and sometimes fever.
●
rheum,
sleepy
dust
●
In Computing:
Acronym of
computer
output
to
laser
disc.
Adv
●
In Temperature:
At a low temperature.
●
Without preparation.
●
In a
cold
,
frank
, or
realistically
honest
manner.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
cold
English
cald
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Chilled
Chilly
Freezing
Frigid
Glacial
Icy
Cool
Algid
Benumbed
Bitter
Bleak
Bone-Chilling
Boreal
Brisk
Brumal
Chill
Clay-Cold
Cold
Crisp
Drafty
Frosty
Frore
Frozen
Gelid
Hiemal
Inclement
Nesh
Nippy
Parky
Polar
Shivering
Sleety
Snowy
Taters
Wintry
Aloof
Distant
Hostile
Standoffish
Unfriendly
Unwelcoming
Unprepared
Unready
Dead
Coldness
Coryza
Pose
Refrigerating
Asleep
Arctic
Brass Monkeys
Common Cold
Head Cold
Cold As Charity
Cold As Ice
Cold As A Mackerel
Cold As A Well-Digger'S Arse
Cold As A Witch'S Kiss
Cold As A Witch'S Teat
Cold As A Witch'S Tit
Cold Enough To Freeze The Balls Off A Brass Monkey
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Antonyms
Baking
Boiling
Heated
Hot
Scorching
Searing
Torrid
Warm
Amiable
Friendly
Welcoming
Prepared
Primed
Ready
Radioactive
Related
Dark
Wet
Cloudy
Humid
Windy
Warm
Muggy
Winter
Heat
Warmer
Dry
Damp
Hot
Ice
Moist
Cooler
Flu
Rain
Soft
Snow
Fever
Fresh
Weather
Cough
Freeze
Foggy
Temperature
Smell
Darkness
Heated
Air
Hypothermia
Fire
Wind
Sunny
Sick
Rough
Harsh
Nice
Frost
Rainy
Sweet
Bright
Water
Thick
Sweaty
Sun
Dull
Clean
Dirty
Throat
Empty
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Rhymes
Old
Gold
Hold
Gold
Bold
Cold
Told
Wold
Sold
Mold
Fold
Holed
Scold
Mould
Foaled
Tolled
Rolled
Inhold
Untold
Unfold
Bowled
Resold
Polled
Coaled
Paroled
Trolled
Shoaled
Cuckold
Withhold
Patrolled
Uncontrolled
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