COLD
Scrabble letter values: C3O1L1D2 = 7
Definition
- noun a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs). — synonyms: common_cold
- noun the absence of heat. — synonyms: coldness, low_temperature, frigidity, frigidness
- noun the sensation produced by low temperatures. — synonyms: coldness
- adjective having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration.
- adjective extended meanings.
- adjective having lost freshness through passage of time.
- adjective (color) giving no sensation of warmth.
- adjective marked by errorless familiarity.
- adjective lacking originality or spontaneity. — synonyms: stale, dusty, moth-eaten
- adjective so intense as to be almost uncontrollable.
- adjective sexually unresponsive. — synonyms: frigid
- adjective without compunction or human feeling. — synonyms: cold-blooded, inhuman, insensate
- adjective feeling or showing no enthusiasm.
- adjective unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication.
- adjective of a seeker.
- adjective lacking the warmth of life.
Examples
- “will they never find a cure for the common cold?”
- “the coldness made our breath visible”
- “come in out of the cold”