cold

IPA: kˈoʊɫd

noun

  • A condition of low temperature.
  • (with 'the', figurative) A harsh place; a place of abandonment.
  • (medicine) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.
  • (slang) rheum, sleepy dust
  • (computing) Acronym of computer output to laser disc.

adjective

  • (of a thing) Having a low temperature.
  • (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.
  • (of a person or animal) 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.
  • (usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart; down pat.
  • (usually with "have" transitively) Cornered; done for.
  • (slang) Cool, impressive.
  • (obsolete) Not pungent or acrid.
  • (obsolete) Unexciting; dull; uninteresting.
  • Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.
  • (obsolete) 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.
  • (painting) Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour.
  • (databases) Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.
  • (informal) Without compassion; heartless; ruthless.
  • (informal) Not radioactive.
  • (firearms) Not loaded with a round of live ammunition.
  • Without electrical power being supplied.

adverb

  • At a low temperature.
  • Without preparation.
  • (slang, informal, dated) In a cold, frank, or realistically honest manner.
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