cold

გამოთქმა: /kəʊld/

Universal

1of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body:a freezing cold day it’s cold outside a sharp, cold wind
(of a person) feeling uncomfortably cold:she was cold, and I put some more wood on the fire
(of food or drink) served or consumed without being heated or after cooling:a cold drink serve hot or cold
feeling or characterized by fear or horror:a cold shiver of fear
[as complement] informal unconscious:she was out cold
dead:lying cold and stiff in a coffin

2lacking affection or warmth of feeling; unemotional:how cold and calculating he was her cold black eyes
not affected by emotion; objective:cold statistics
sexually unresponsive; frigid: Elise was cold and barren
depressing or dispiriting; not suggestive of warmth:a cold light streamed through the window
(of a colour) containing pale blue or grey.

3(of the scent or trail of a hunted person or animal) no longer fresh and easy to follow:the trail went cold
[predic.] (in children’s games) far from finding or guessing what is sought.

4 [as complement] without preparation or rehearsal:they went into the test cold
informal at one’s mercy:they had him cold

Universal

Universal

1 [mass noun] a low temperature; cold weather; a cold environment:my teeth chattered with the cold they nearly died of cold

2a common infection in which the mucous membrane of the nose and throat becomes inflamed, typically causing running at the nose, sneezing, and a sore throat: Suzie’s got a cold a bad cold [as modifier]:a cold remedy

(as) cold as ice (or stone or the grave etc.): very cold:her hand was as cold as ice
catch a cold: become infected with a cold.; encounter difficulties: the investors who have put up around $30 million could catch a cold
cold comfort: poor or inadequate consolation:another drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the 2.74 million jobless
cold feet: loss of nerve or confidence:after arranging to meet I got cold feet and phoned her saying I was busy
the cold shoulder: a show of intentional unfriendliness; rejection:the new England manager gave him the cold shoulder
cold-shoulder someone: reject or be deliberately unfriendly to someone: she was cold-shouldered by Boston society as a pushy outsider
cold steel: weapons such as swords or knives collectively: I say to you, give lawbreakers cold steel!
in cold blood: without feeling or mercy; ruthlessly:the government forces killed them in cold blood
in the cold light of day: when one has had time to consider a situation objectively:in the cold light of day it all seemed so ridiculous
out in the cold: ignored; neglected:the talks left the French out in the cold
throw (or pour) cold water on: be discouraging or negative about: she had poured cold water on the idea

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