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COLD

(adj., noun, adj.sat, adverb)

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There are 20 meanings of the word Cold.

How to pronounce cold:

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Cold - as an adjective

Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

Example: "A cold climate"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
hot6

Extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion

Example: "A cold unfriendly nod"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
hot6

Cold - as a noun

A mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

Example: "Will they never find a cure for the common cold?"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
common cold
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
communicable diseaserespiratory diseaserespiratory disorderrespiratory illness
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The absence of heat

Example: "The coldness made our breath visible"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
coldness11frigidity17frigidness15low temperature
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
pressor9vasoconstrictivevasoconstrictor22temperature15
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The sensation produced by low temperatures

Example: "He shivered from the cold"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
coldness11

Cold - as an adjective satellite

Having lost freshness through passage of time

Example: "A cold trail"

(color) giving no sensation of warmth

Example: "A cold bluish grey"

Marked by errorless familiarity

Example: "Had her lines cold before rehearsals started"

Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

Example: "Moth-eaten theories about race"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
dusty9moth-eatenstale5

So intense as to be almost uncontrollable

Example: "Cold fury gripped him"

Sexually unresponsive

Example: "Was cold to his advances"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
frigid11

Without compunction or human feeling

Example: "In cold blood"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
cold-bloodedinhuman12insensate9

Feeling or showing no enthusiasm

Example: "A cold audience"

Unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication

Example: "The boxer was out cold"

Of a seeker; far from the object sought

Lacking the warmth of life

Example: "Cold in his grave"

Cold - as an adverb

While at low temperature.

Example: "The steel was processed cold."

Without preparation.

Example: "The speaker went in cold and floundered for a topic."

With finality.

Example: "I knocked him out cold."

In a cold, frank, or realistically honest manner.

Example Sentences

"I need a jacket because it's cold outside."
"The ice cream was too cold to eat."
"She gave me a cold stare."
"The water in the lake was freezing cold."
"He caught a cold after standing in the rain."
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Word Game Points

Is COLD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, cold is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

COLD has a SCRABBLE points total of 7.

Is COLD a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, cold is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
COLD has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 9.

Is COLD a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, cold is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
COLD has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.

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