cold


Meanings

  • a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs);
    • "will they never find a cure for the common cold?"
  • the absence of heat;
    • "the coldness made our breath visible"
    • "come in out of the cold"
    • "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
  • the sensation produced by low temperatures;
    • "he shivered from the cold"
    • "the cold helped clear his head"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • having lost freshness through passage of time;
    • "a cold trail"
    • "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"
  • (color) giving no sensation of warmth;
    • "a cold bluish grey"
  • marked by errorless familiarity;
    • "had her lines cold before rehearsals started"
  • lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;
  • so intense as to be almost uncontrollable;
    • "cold fury gripped him"
  • sexually unresponsive;
    • "was cold to his advances"
  • without compunction or human feeling;
    • "in cold blood"
    • "cold-blooded killing"
  • feeling or showing no enthusiasm;
    • "a cold audience"
    • "a cold response to the new play"
  • unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication;
    • "the boxer was out cold"
    • "pass out cold"
  • of a seeker; far from the object sought
  • lacking the warmth of life;
    • "cold in his grave"
  • COLD adj COLDER, COLDEST having little or no warmth
  • COLD n pl. -S the relative lack of heat; a chill


Scrabble Score: 7

cold is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

cold is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

cold is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 9

cold is a valid Words With Friends word