Word Finder - cold

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(of a thing) Having a low temperature.

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A cold wind whistled through the trees.

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(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

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The forecast is that it will be very cold today.

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(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.

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She was so cold she was shivering.

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Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.

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She shot me a cold glance before turning her back.

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Dispassionate, not prejudiced or partisan, impartial.

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He's a nice guy, but the cold facts say we should fire him.

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Completely unprepared; without introduction.

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He was assigned cold calls for the first three months.

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Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.

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After one more beer he passed out cold.

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(usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart.

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Keep that list in front of you, or memorize it cold.

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(usually with "have" transitively) Cornered, done for.

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Criminal interrogation. Initially they will dream up explanations faster than you could ever do so, but when they become fatigued, often they will acknowledge that you have them cold.

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Not pungent or acrid.

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Unexciting; dull; uninteresting.

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Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.

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a cold scent

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Not sensitive; not acute.

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Distant; said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. Compare warm and hot.

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You're cold … getting warmer … hot! You've found it!

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Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour.

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Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.

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Without compassion; heartless; ruthless

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I can't believe she said that...that was cold!

Let's get in out of this cold wind.

She felt as though a cold hand grasped her stomach and squeezed hard.

It was cold in the cave.

She knows about cold springs.

It was cold and dark.

One cold winter night I was alone in my room.

That familiar cold feeling washed over her again with a wave that was staggering.

She rubbed her arms as cold fingers clutched at her heart.

The night was cold and she was cozy in the bed.

At first she nodded agreement, and then a cold feeling clutched at her heart.

A cold chill crept up her spine, raising the hair on the back of her neck.

She gave him cold stare.

She mustered a cold stare.

Several battalions of soldiers, in their shirt sleeves despite the cold wind, swarmed in these earthworks like a host of white ants; spadefuls of red clay were continually being thrown up from behind the bank by unseen hands.

The floor was cold.

You can be a cold fish, sometimes.

It was miserably cold in the bedroom.

The idea gave her a cold chill.

He crammed his hands into his pockets and answered in a cold voice.

Her face felt hot and cold by turns.

For four months in the year its water is as cold as it is pure at all times; and I think that it is then as good as any, if not the best, in the town.

And if anyone came into his room at such moments he was particularly cold, stern, and above all unpleasantly logical.

The French, excited by all that had happened, were talking loudly among themselves, but as they passed Dolokhov who gently switched his boots with his whip and watched them with cold glassy eyes that boded no good, they became silent.

It is a beautiful day, but yesterday it was cold.

Does the cold bother you that much?

It looked... cold - detached.

I have felt it on cold, stormy days and at night.

Rostov looked at the young soldier and a cold chill ran down his back.

When he ventured to glance her way again her face was cold, stern, and he fancied even contemptuous.

Throwing back the covers that had protected her from the cold night air, she grabbed one of her boots.

The words of the cold and moist vegetable Prince were not very comforting, and as he spoke them he turned away and left the enclosure.

He didn't care if she got cold.

Wiping her face with a cold rag, she composed herself and answered the door.

Fishes are not animals, and they are as cold and moist as the vegetables themselves.

The conversation was cold and disconnected and continually broke off.

That night it stormed and then turned cold.

He didn't sound like he had a cold.

Her face burned hot, but his tone turned her insides cold.

He was warm and she was cold.

Quinn lit the large stove to stave off the cold as rain pounded the metal roof above us.

Jake Weller gave him a cold stare.

But the same man who killed in cold blood had reassured her every day for over two weeks that he'd protect her.

One cold night in winter the serving men of the abbey were gathered in the great kitchen.

The boy held on to the hussar with cold, red hands, and raising his eyebrows gazed about him with surprise.

They rounded the corner of the building to see a group of men lounging against the fence, watching a display that made Carmen's blood run cold.

He made her sound so cold and calculating - so mechanical.

You know, this house wouldn't be as cold if there were some curtains on the window and some rugs on the floor.

He grabbed the towel and turned the cold water on.

Why don't you curl up on the couch and get your bare feet off this cold floor?

You can't believe how many cold showers I've taken.