cold

  1. Adjective.  (context, of a thing) Having a low temperature.
  2. Adjective.  (context, of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.
  3. Adjective.  (context, of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
  4. Adjective.  Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.
  5. Adjective.  Dispassionate, not prejudiced or partisan, impartial.
  6. Adjective.  Completely unprepared; without introduction.
  7. Adjective.  Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.
  8. Adjective.  (usually, with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart.
  9. Adjective.  (usually, with "have" transitively) Cornered, done for.
  10. Noun.  A condition of low temperature.
  11. Noun.  (medicine) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.
  12. Adverb.  While at low temperature.
  13. Adverb.  Without preparation.
  14. Adverb.  With finality.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.