cold (noun)

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• cold — adjective 1》 of or at a low or relatively low temperature. 2》 lacking affection or warmth of feeling; unemotional.     ↘not affected by emotion; objective. 3》 (of a colour) containing pale blue or grey and giving no impression of warmth. 4》 (of a …   English new terms dictionary

• cold frame — noun protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: ↑protective covering, ↑protective cover, ↑protection * * * noun : an outdoor shallow rectangular frame …   Useful english dictionary

• cold cuts — noun sliced assorted cold meats • Hypernyms: ↑meat • Hyponyms: ↑lunch meat, ↑luncheon meat * * * noun plural : sliced assorted cold meats and cheeses compare dutch lunch * * * slices of unheated salami, bologna, ham, liverwurst, turkey, or other… …   Useful english dictionary

• cold front — noun the front of an advancing mass of colder air • Syn: ↑polar front • Hypernyms: ↑front • Hyponyms: ↑squall line * * * noun : an advancing edge of a cold air mass that is displacing warm air in its path often recognized by a wind shift and drop …   Useful english dictionary

• cold sore — noun caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV 1) • Syn: ↑oral herpes, ↑herpes labialis, ↑fever blister • Hypernyms: ↑herpes simplex * * * noun Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

• cold sweat — noun the physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑physical condition, ↑physiological state, ↑physiological condition • Part Holonyms: ↑fear, ↑fearfulness, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• cold snap — noun a spell of cold weather • Syn: ↑cold spell • Hypernyms: ↑while, ↑piece, ↑spell, ↑patch * * * a sudden onset of a relatively brief period of cold weather. Also called cold spell. [1770 80, Amer.] …   Useful english dictionary

• cold comfort — noun very limited consolation or empathy he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me • Hypernyms: ↑consolation, ↑solace, ↑solacement * * * noun : scant consolation : quite limited sympathy or encouragement * * * slight… …   Useful english dictionary

• cold war — noun a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare (Freq. 7) • Ant: ↑hot war • Hypernyms: ↑hostility, ↑enmity, ↑antagonism * * * cold war …   Useful english dictionary

• Cold War — noun a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States • Instance Hypernyms: ↑hostility, ↑enmity, ↑antagonism * * * cold war, 1. a prolonged struggle… …   Useful english dictionary

• cold wave — noun a wave of unusually cold weather • Hypernyms: ↑wave * * * I. noun : a sudden large drop in temperature; broadly : a period of unusually cold weather II. noun : a machineless permanent wave set by a chemical preparation usually containing a… …   Useful english dictionary