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单词 cold
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cold1 adjectivecold2 nouncold3 adverb
coldcold1 /kəʊld $ koʊld/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective (comparative colder, superlative coldest) Entry menu
MENU FOR coldcold1 objects/surfaces/liquids/rooms2 weather3 be/feel/look/get cold4 food5 lacking feeling6 get/have cold feet7 give somebody the cold shoulder8 light/colour9 in the cold light of day10 cold (hard) cash11 leave somebody cold12 take/need a cold shower13 somebody’s trail/scent is cold14 in games15 cold facts16 cold steel
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcold1
Origin:
Old English ceald, cald
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • "He has abused his position," a cold and angry protester said.
  • a cold January evening
  • a cold stone floor
  • a cold, clear night
  • a cold, pragmatic decision
  • By the time I got off the phone, my coffee was stone cold.
  • Come and sit by the fire. You look cold.
  • Come eat your dinner before it gets cold.
  • Dad, I'm cold. Can I put the heater on?
  • He waited an hour for the train on a cold platform.
  • He woke up in the middle of the night feeling cold.
  • His manner all evening was cold and unfriendly.
  • How about a nice cold beer?
  • I'd hate to live somewhere where it's always cold.
  • I love being in a warm bed in a cold room.
  • I think we'll just have a cold buffet.
  • I want something cold like an ice cream bar.
  • I wanted to swim, but the water was too cold.
  • It's so cold. I wish I was back home in Morocco.
  • It gets really cold here at night.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Brewing Clean the white plastic brewing bucket with the sterilising fluid and rinse it thoroughly with cold water.
  • I thought you were supposed to get cold chills on your right leg.
  • It was a very professional, cold time.
  • The first cold winds rattled the windowpane, and I had made it just in time.
  • You aren't the cold woman you're pretending to be!
Thesaurus
THESAURUSperson
used especially when you feel uncomfortable: · I’m cold – can I borrow a sweater?
a little cold, especially in a way that feels comfortable: · The air-conditioning keeps everyone cool.
spoken very cold and very uncomfortable: · You look absolutely freezing!
cold and unable to stop shivering, especially because you are ill: · I felt shivery and had a headache.
weather
used especially when you feel uncomfortable: · It gets very cold here in the winter.
a little cold, often in a way that feels comfortable: · It’s very hot in the day, but cooler at night.· a nice cool breeze
a little cold, but not very cold, in a way that feels rather uncomfortable: · a chilly autumn day· It’s a bit chilly.
spoken very cold and very uncomfortable: · It’s freezing outside.
very cold and very uncomfortable: · It can be bitterly cold in the mountains.
very cold, especially when the temperature is below zero: · The wind was icy cold.
cold, dry, and clear, in a way that seems pleasant: · I love these crisp autumn mornings.
in frosty weather, the ground is covered in a frozen white powder: · It was a bright frosty morning.
extremely cold and unpleasant, with snow and ice: · He would not survive for long in the arctic conditions.· arctic weather
room
used especially when you feel uncomfortable: · It’s cold in here.
a little cold, especially in a way that feels comfortable: · Let’s go inside where it’s cool.
spoken very cold: · I had to sleep in a freezing cold room.
British English, drafty American English with cold air blowing in from outside, in a way that feels uncomfortable: · Old houses can be very draughty.
food, liquid, or something you touch
· The water’s too cold for swimming.· a cold stone floor
a little cold, especially in a way that seems pleasant: · a nice cool drink· cool white sheets
very cold: · His friends pulled him from the freezing water.
food and drinks that are chilled have been deliberately made cold: · a bottle of chilled champagne
kept at a temperature which is below zero: · frozen peas
Longman Language Activatorcold weather
· This is the coldest winter we've had in years.· a cold January eveningit's cold (=the weather is cold) · Put your gloves on - it's cold outside today.it gets cold · It gets really cold here at night.cold weather · The layer of fat below a goose's skin protects it from cold weather.
cold weather - use this to emphasize how unpleasant and uncomfortable it is outside: · Come in. Don't stand out there in the cold.
cold, but not extremely cold: · a chilly morning in Aprilit's chilly (=the weather is chilly): · It's a little chilly out here - I think we'll go inside.it gets/turns chilly: · Temperatures were in the 80s on Tuesday, but it turned chilly Wednesday afternoon.
informal a little cold: · The weather's getting warmer, but the mornings are still nippy.it's nippy (=the weather is nippy): · I'm going indoors. It's a little nippy out here.
very cold, when everything is covered in a thin white layer of ice, and the sky is often bright and clear: · They were both shivering slightly from the frosty air.· It was a frosty autumn morning with spiders' webs glistening in the frozen grass.
cold with snow or rain, and typical of the weather you often have in winter: · We can expect a few wintry showers on the northern hills.· Outside it was a cold wintry day, but Anne felt safe and warm inside by the fire.
a period of several days or weeks when the weather is much colder than usual: · Last month's cold spell was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of old people.· The price of firewood usually shoots up during cold spells.
a sudden short period of very cold weather: · It was a wintry day in April in the middle of an unexpected cold snap.
extremely cold weather
extremely cold, so that water turns to ice: · The freezing weather continued all through February.it's freezing/freezing cold: · How can you stand to be out here without a coat? It's freezing!
extremely cold so that it almost hurts you to be outdoors: · We arrived in Chicago during the bitterly cold winter of 1935.· a bitter east windit's bitterly cold: · Don't go out tonight. It's bitterly cold.
: arctic conditions/winds/chill extremely cold, usually with ice and snow: · I wouldn't take the car out in these arctic conditions.· He could feel the arctic chill creeping into the cabin.
temperatures that are very cold and below the point at which water freezes: · Subzero temperatures can be expected for the next few days.· Thousands of refugees are spending tonight on a mountainside in subzero temperatures.
pleasantly cold weather
cold in a pleasant way, especially after the weather has been hot: · a cool sea breeze· Although the days are very hot, it's much cooler at night.
especially British pleasantly cold and windy: · We walked towards the sea with a fresh breeze blowing in our faces.· The hot weather will continue today, but tomorrow will be fresher with cool, westerly winds.
pleasantly cold, dry, and clear: · I love to be out of doors on these bright, crisp autumn mornings.· The weather was crisp and clear and you could see the mountains fifty miles away.
cold, fresh and clear in a way that makes you feel healthy and cheerful: · Hank loved the feel of the bracing sea air against his face.· Tourists are attracted by the beautiful scenery and bracing mountain climate.
person
feeling cold: · Dad, I'm cold. Can I put the heater on?· Your hands are really cold!feel cold: · He woke up in the middle of the night feeling cold.look cold: · Come and sit by the fire. You look cold.
also frozen British spoken feeling very cold and uncomfortable: · How much longer do we have to wait out her? I'm freezing.· You look absolutely frozen.
to shake a little because you are cold: · I was shivering in my thin sleeping bag.shiver with cold: · They were forced to wait outside for hours, shivering with cold.
to be so cold that your skin turns slightly blue: · He was huddled into his coat, his face blue with cold.· Look at her. The poor girl's quite blue with cold.
British /have goosebumps American to have small raised areas on your skin because you are cold: · She was shivering, her arms and legs covered in goosepimples.· Why don't you put something else on? You've got goosebumps.
if your teeth are chattering you are so cold that your teeth keep knocking together and you cannot stop them: · Her teeth were chattering with cold.
place/room
· I love being in a warm bed in a cold room.· He waited an hour for the train on a cold platform.it's cold · Why is it always so cold in here?
cold in a pleasant way, especially when the weather is hot: · Medicine should always be stored in a cool place.it's cool: · It's much cooler over here in the shade.
a little too cold for you to feel comfortable: · They have to get washed and dressed in a chilly bathroom.it's chilly: · It's chilly in the house, even when it's sunny outside.
British /drafty American a room that is draughty has cold air blowing into it from outside: · The two women live in a drafty old farmhouse.it's draughty/drafty: · It's so draughty in here. Is there a window open?
extremely cold, so that you feel very uncomfortable: · The little children sat in rows in the freezing classroom.it's freezing: · It's absolutely freezing in the basement.
liquid/object/surface
having a low temperature: · I wanted to swim, but the water was too cold.· a cold stone floor
extremely cold: · His friends pulled him from the freezing water.freezing cold: · The river is freezing cold this time of year.
pleasantly cold but not very cold: · Ruth put her cool hand on my burning forehead.· I slid into bed between cool white sheets.
food/drink
· I want something cold like an ice cream bar.· Most white wine tastes best when served very cold.
cooked food that is cold is cooked but no longer hot: · They provided a selection of cold meats.· You can serve the quiche hot or cold.get cold/go cold: · Come eat your dinner before it gets cold.stone cold (=completely cold): · By the time I got off the phone, my coffee was stone cold.
pleasantly cold to eat or drink but not very cold: · Can I interest you in a nice, cool drink?· Summer is the time for cool, refreshing fruit salads.
food and drinks that are chilled have been made very cold, especially by putting them on ice: · a bottle of chilled champagne
ice-cold drinks have been made extremely cold so that they are pleasant to drink, especially when you are very hot: · The kids were rewarded with ice-cold lemonade.· I could do with an ice-cold beer.
frozen food is stored at a very low temperature so that it freezes and can be kept for a long time: · frozen vegetables· All I had in the freezer was a couple of frozen pizzas.
to make food and drink cold
to make food cold when it has been hot or warm: · Blow on the soup first to cool it.· Cool the jam by stirring it before putting it into jars.
to make food or drink very cold, without freezing it: · Chill the salad for an hour or two before serving.· Put some ice in the sink, and we'll chill the drinks in there.
to make something extremely cold so that it freezes, in order to preserve it for a long time: · You can make a big batch and freeze some of it for later.· Don't freeze the rolls for longer than three weeks.
to put food or drink in a refrigerator in order to keep it cold and fresh: · Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough overnight.· Poultry, fish, and seafood should be kept refrigerated.
to get cold or colder
· It's getting colder - I guess winter's on its way.· Hey, John, your soup's getting cold.
if the weather or the wind turns cold or colder , it becomes much colder, usually suddenly: · I need to finish fixing the roof before the weather turns cold.· The wind had turned cold and Billy took off his coat and gave it to the girl.
if the temperature drops or falls it becomes colder, often much colder in a short period of time: · Fortunately the temperature never dropped low enough to freeze the pipes.drop 10/20/30 etc degrees: · The temperature dropped 10 degrees during the night.
if something cools down , it becomes colder after being hot: · It's been hot all summer, but it's finally starting to cool down a little.· If the engine overheats, switch it off and do not start it again until it has cooled down.
if hot food or some other hot substance cools , it becomes colder: · She took the cake out of the oven and left it on the kitchen table to cool.· Most liquids contract steadily as they cool.
to keep changing your mind
to keep changing your mind about what you believe or what you are going to do, especially when you have two choices and you cannot decide which one is best: · The longer you vacillate the less time you'll have to do anything worthwhile.vacillate between: · The writer seems to vacillate between approving of Collins' actions and finding them disgusting.
someone who is fickle is always changing their mind about the people or things that they like so you cannot depend on them: · She had been a great star once, but the fickle public now ignored her movies.
especially British, informal if someone blows hot and cold about something, they keep changing their attitude so that sometimes they are eager to do it and at other times they are unwilling: · I can't tell what he wants - he keeps blowing hot and cold.· In our dealings with the police we have found that they can blow hot and cold. Sometimes they are keen to have media help in solving a crime, other times they are more reluctant.
not showing your feelings
not showing your feelings: · Police were shocked at the unemotional way the murderer described the killings.· Pat's father was a distant, unemotional man who couldn't really talk to his children.
not showing any feelings and especially not showing friendliness, humour, or pleasure: · She accused me of being cold and uncaring towards her.· The officers were cold and aloof in their dealings with other ranks.· The English are often unfairly stereotyped as cold, reserved people.
not showing the feelings that people usually show in an upsetting situation, because you have to do a job or because you really have no feelings about the situation: · His words were harsh and clinical -- "I don't love you any more. It is over. I am leaving you.''
showing no emotion when you are talking about something that is very frightening, embarrassing etc: · We were surprised at the matter-of-fact way Judith described her husband's death.· A spokesman listed the casualties in a detached, matter-of-fact tone of voice.· The condom advertising campaign is going to be very straightforward and as matter-of-fact as possible.
trying not to react in an emotional way, so that you can do your job properly or make the correct decisions about something: · You'll never be a good lawyer until you learn to be more detached.· Witnessing all the pain and suffering, it is sometimes difficult for relief workers to remain detached.
not allowing your feelings to show on your face, so that it is very difficult for people to guess how you feel: · Mr Deacon remained impassive throughout the performance.· Her impassive face showed no sign of reaction to the verdict.
feeling no pity, sadness, or sympathy, in a situation where most people would feel this: · The defendant's claims of self-defense left the jury unmoved.· How can anyone remain unmoved by pictures of starving children on our TV screens?unmoved by: · Unmoved by his pleas, Lucy strolled out of the room.
to make someone feel frightened
· Does the thought of death frighten you?· Take that silly mask off -- you're frightening the children.it frightens somebody to know/think etc · It frightens me to know that the rapist still hasn't been caught.frighten the life out of somebody (=make someone feel very frightened) · What are you doing creeping up on me like that? You frightened the life out of me!frighten somebody out of their wits (=make someone feel very frightened) · Film-makers have always known that one way to capture an audience is to frighten it out of its wits. frighten the (living) daylights out of somebody (=make someone feel very frightened) · Melissa spun round to see Eddie standing behind her. "You frightened the daylights out of me!" she gasped. "I never heard you come in."frighten somebody into doing something (=make someone do something by frightening them) · Their lawyers tried to frighten us into signing the contract.frighten somebody off/frighten off somebody (=frighten someone so that they go away or stop trying to do something) · The man pulled out a gun and managed to frighten off his attackers.
especially spoken to make someone feel frightened, especially by making them think something very unpleasant might happen: · He was driving fast just to scare us.· We're not really going to get arrested - I think the police are trying to scare us.it scares somebody to know/think etc: · It scared him to think that his mother might never recover.scare the hell out of somebody (=make someone feel very frightened) informal: · She scared the hell out of me when she said she had to go into hospital.scare the (living) daylights out of somebody (=make someone feel very frightened): · Don't creep up on me like that! You scared the living daylights out of me!
to make someone feel very frightened: · The idea of going down into the caves terrified her.· The teacher terrified her so much, that she hated going to school.· My uncle suffers from agoraphobia, and the idea of leaving the house terrifies him.it terrifies somebody to think/know etc: · It terrified him to think that, in six months' time, he would have to stand up in front of a class and teach them something.
to make someone suddenly feel frightened so that they make a sudden movement or their heart starts beating quickly: · He really gave me a fright when he phoned at that time of night.give somebody a hell of a fright (=make someone suddenly very frightened) informal: · I accidentally touched a live wire in the motor, and even though it didn't hurt me it gave me a hell of a fright.
to make people feel very worried about a possible danger: · We don't wish to alarm people unnecessarily, but it would be wise to avoid drinking the tap water here.· Many women are alarmed by suggestions of a link between the contraceptive pill and breast cancer.
if someone or something startles you, they frighten you because you see them suddenly or hear them when you did not know they were there: · I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you.· The noise startled him, and he dropped his glass on the floor.· Any unexpected movements can startle the animal, so it must be approached slowly and steadily.
to suddenly surprise and frighten someone so that they make a sudden movement: · Sorry! I didn't mean to make you jump.· Something darted out from behind the hedge, and made me jump.
if a person or a place gives you the creeps , they make you feel slightly frightened and nervous because they are strange: · This house gives me the creeps - it's so dark and quiet.· I hate being left alone in the office with Graham - he gives me the creeps.
informal if something such as a story or account makes your hair stand on end it makes you very frightened: · Wait until I tell you about the murder -- it'll make your hair stand on end.· I've heard rumours about how Captain Crayshaw disciplines his crew... things to make your hair stand on end.
if a thought or experience sends shivers down your spine , it makes you feel very frightened especially because it involves someone or something that is very evil: · When you think of what happened in that house, it sends shivers down your spine.· Mere mention of his name is enough to send shivers down the spine of even the most battle-hardened fighter.
if a thought or experience makes your blood run cold , it shocks and frightens you because it is extremely cruel, violent, or dangerous: · The thought of ever returning to the prison makes his blood run cold. · The man stepped forward, and when Amelie saw him give a Nazi salute, it made her blood run cold.
not interested
· I started telling them about my vacation, but they weren't very interested.· Helen tried to persuade her sister to come with us, but she just wasn't interested.not be interested in · I'm sure you're not interested in hearing me talk about my ex-boyfriends.
not interested and not wanting to know about something: · Morris appeared to be completely uninterested in any of the suggestions I made.· "Oh is that all?" she said in an uninterested tone of voice.uninterested in: · It's a pity that so many people are uninterested in science at school.
if a subject or activity does not interest you, you do not want to know about it or learn about it: · To be honest, politics doesn't interest me at all.· Everyone's always talking about the World Cup, but it just doesn't interest me.
to not be interested in something, and to not do or say anything that shows you are interested: · I try to talk to her about my work, but she shows no interest.· When we suggested going camping, no one expressed any interest.show/express no interest in: · A lot of people have been to look at the house, but they've shown no interest in buying it.
if there is a lack of interest in something, people are not interested in it, especially when you would expect them to be interested: · The boy replied with a complete lack of interest.lack of interest in: · A depressed person often shows self-pity and a lack of interest in the outside world.
someone who is apathetic about a particular activity or problem is not interested in it and does not care about it enough to try and change it: · Of course it matters whether you vote or not! Don't be so apathetic!apathetic about: · People must realize that we can't afford to be apathetic about environmental issues any longer.
informal if something leaves you cold , you do not feel at all interested in it, even though many other people are: · Why are people so crazy about opera? It leaves me completely cold.· All this talk about counselling and therapy left me cold.
not friendly
· It's very difficult to work with Lindsay - she's so unfriendly.· I'm sorry if I sounded unfriendly on the phone - I was just tired.· The service at the hotel was bad and the staff weren't very friendly.unfriendly/not friendly to/towards · The other girls weren't openly unfriendly towards her, but they never invited her along with them.
behaving towards other people as if you do not like them or care about them: · His manner all evening was cold and unfriendly.· Next time she saw Harry he wasn't rude to her, just very cold.cold to: · She was oddly cold to him, and I wondered what had happened.
unfriendly to people who are visiting your home or country by not doing anything to make them feel welcome: · Generally, the people I met in the city were rude and inhospitable.· So many tourists had visited the monastery that the monks had grown somewhat inhospitable.
very unfriendly, and ready to argue with someone, criticize them, or fight with them: · There was a crowd of hostile demonstrators waiting outside her door.hostile to/towards: · He was hostile towards me when I arrived, and the situation did not improve over the next few days.openly hostile: · Several of the neighbors had become openly hostile to one another.
unfriendly and trying to cause arguments with someone: · I can't understand why he's being so antagonistic.antagonistic towards/to: · Why are Kate and John so antagonistic towards each other?
informal to ignore someone and be unfriendly to them, especially because they have upset or offended you: · After I got the promotion, a few of my co-workers started giving me the cold shoulder.
a group of people who are cliquey or cliquish are friendly to the other people within that group but not to the people outside it: · Everyone at the school was so cliquey, it was hard for me to make new friends.· It was a cliquish group, with the older members staying aloof from the younger ones.
cold weather
· I'd hate to live somewhere where it's always cold.· The car is difficult to start, especially on cold winter mornings.· It's so cold. I wish I was back home in Morocco.
pleasantly cold, especially compared to the heat of the sun: · It gets much cooler in the evenings.· We stopped at a cool, grassy area, under the shade of the trees.
a little cold, in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable: · It was getting chilly outside, so we went back into the house.· Despite the chilly autumn afternoon, she was wearing a thin cotton dress.
especially spoken extremely cold: · Supporters queued for tickets all night in freezing conditions.it is freezing: · Can't we go inside? It's freezing out here.freezing cold: · a freezing cold day in January
WORD SETS
board, nouncatch, nouncat's cradle, nouncold, adjectiveconsolation prize, noundice, noundie, noundraw, verbfollow-my-leader, nounfriendly, noungame, noungyroscope, nounhome, nounhoopla, nounhopscotch, nounjigsaw, nounjump rope, nounmahjong, nounplayground, nounpoint, nounretire, verbroll, verbroll, nounRussian roulette, nounscoreboard, nounscorecard, nounshaker, nountag, nountiddlywinks, nountreasure hunt, nountrick, nountrivia, nounwarm, adjective
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 2cold + NOUN
· More cold weather is expected later this week.
· It was a cold night with a starlit sky.
· A cold winter will increase oil consumption.
· A cold wind was blowing from the north.
(=a period of cold weather, especially a short one)· We’re currently going through a bit of a cold spell.
(=a short period of very cold weather)· There had been a sudden cold snap just after Christmas.
adverbs
· Take your gloves – it’s freezing cold out there.
(=very cold)· The winter of 1921 was bitterly cold.
· a period of unusually cold weather
· It’s going to be quite cold today.
· It’s too cold out – I’m staying at home.
verbs
(also get cold informal)· In my country, it never really gets cold.
(=become cold, especially suddenly)· The birds fly south before the weather turns cold.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· The air had turned a little cooler.
· Some people find it hard to bear the heat in the summer.
· He opened the fridge and got out a can of ice-cold beer.
British English spoken (=get a very bad cold) Don’t stand out in the rain. You’ll catch your death.
· Scotland's climate is too cold for these plants to survive.
 a cold-blooded killer
 cold-blooded murder
 addicts who are made to go cold turkey
(=not much comfort)· The tax changes will provide cold comfort to people living on a pension.
 Apply a cold compress to the injury.
(=that shows in a very unfriendly way)· I noticed the icy contempt in his voice.
 She was deathly pale, and looked as if she might faint.
· They were all out in the garden, sipping cool drinks.
(=unfriendly or unkind)· He smiled, but his blue eyes were cold and cruel.
(=unfriendly and not showing any emotion)· Her eyes were cold and uncaring.
 Her hands felt rough. The house felt hot and stuffy.
· The cafeteria only serves cold food.
 We were freezing cold in the tent last night.
(=an area of warm or cold air)
(=used about someone who does not feel sympathy for other people)· It takes a hard heart not to be moved by these images of suffering.
 She’s in bed with a heavy cold.
 The bar serves hot and cold food.
· He was shivering with intense cold.
(=hit someone so hard that they fall unconscious) Simon could knock a man unconscious with one punch to the jaw.
(=light that seems slightly blue)· the cold light of the moon
· I can only drink milk if it’s really cold.
· Porridge tastes good on a cold morning.
(=not caused by strong emotions)· He didn’t kill his wife in a moment of anger; it was cold-blooded murder.
 How hard did you hit him? He’s out cold.
· Most cold remedies have little effect.
 Teacakes should be served hot with butter.
 She shivered with fear and anger.
· There was a very cold spell in late November.
(=unfriendly)· I smiled and said "hello" but only got a cold stare.
 I’ve got a stinking cold.
British English (=an illness in which a lot of liquid comes out of your nose)
· She scrubbed her hands under the cold tap.
 Police tracked him to Valencia and there the trail went cold (=they could not find any signs of him).
also it turns cold/nasty etc Then it turned cold and started to rain.
 Dave had been quite wrong to call Michelle cold and unfeeling.
· The water in the pool was pretty cold.
· The weather was cold and grey.
· I was too cold and wet to keep going.
· There was a cold wind this afternoon.
· That winter was particularly cold.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· She suddenly felt as cold as the raw wind of March that swept the streets of London outside her office window.· In winter it was as cold as all outdoors.· In some cases metals are actually strengthened by this process, which is known as cold working.· It was as cold as ice.· Despite the homely sounds, the place felt as cold and dank as a tomb.· The spasm of hope and fear passed instantly, as cold logic replaced emotion.· He was as cold as the stone she sat on, she thought forlornly.· There was no heater in my dark little room, and at night it was almost as cold as it was outside.
· I wasn't annoyed except that it was bitterly cold, freezing.· And Robbo, fresh at Sale from league outfit Wigan, injected his own style on a bitterly cold afternoon.· It was a Friday and bitterly cold.· It was bitterly cold inside the aluminium hemisphere.· We all know how bitterly cold it is now outside; it is not very cold here, of course.· It was bitterly cold and it was raining.· When morning came, bitterly cold and still dark, she had made up her mind.· The air was bitterly cold and still, with the peculiar lifelessness that pervaded closed-off places.
· His hands were so cold he could hardly play the guitar.· My fingers were so cold that I could hardly handle the cartridges, but they very soon warmed up to the work.· I was soaked to the skin, my hands so cold I could hardly keep hold of the tiller.· Besides that, the room was so cold that the water and the pipes were icy.· It was cold, so cold in the jeep that it was with difficulty that Alexei kept his eyes open.· Jack became wet to the skin, and grew so cold that he shook uncontrollably.· But it is so cold, they thought.· After being so cold she owed me that.
· It is far better to be too warm than too cold.· It was too cold to talk.· Their educational attainment was also being affected because their rooms were too cold to study in.· But the water was too cold for bad decisions.· It was really too cold for the clothes I had brought, so I fell back on a recommended resource.· Running back to his car, he wanted to hug his Baby, but it was too cold.· Satan won't touch the milk - it must be too cold for him too.· But, I just found it too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter.
· Of course, I had never walked in snow before, and I found that it made my feet very cold.· After a year, the igloo-shaped stadium has cost the citizens $ 20 million in very cold cash.· There was not a lot of the ship left to see and it was very cold, below zero in fact.· The sky was leaden and it was very cold.· We all know how bitterly cold it is now outside; it is not very cold here, of course.· It is very cold in here.· He was cold, very cold despite the hothouse temperature of the atrium.· If the temperature of the air is very, very cold, salt is not effective in melting ice.
NOUN
· When he entered the kitchen, bringing a great gust of cold air with him, he was all smiles.· By Saturday morning, cold air had spread over the region, turning the snowpack bulletproof.· It had to be the cold air and the bright lights against the darkness.· The air should keep moving, with cold air continuously moving in.· It is pungent in the still, cold air.· Behind her lay a blanket of cold air as icy snouts nuzzled the nape of her neck.· Those examined by Kanwisher simply froze when exposed to extremely cold air.· We gaze until the cold air makes our shivering unstoppable.
· The Kashmiri police say he was taken into custody as a suspect, tortured and shot in cold blood.· And I know of men who claim that they could murder in anger but never in cold blood.· A deed planned in cold blood may appear very different to the perpetrator if he ever gets round to carrying it out.· They hunted Pedro down like an animal and murdered him in cold blood.· But was it necessary to kill my men in cold blood?· Mrs Heron was murdered in cold blood in a crime which to date has appeared to have no motive.· This is cold blood, Nigel.· But the temptations of the Flesh were different: they could not be dealt with in cold blood.
· But this opposition misleads; charisma is cold comfort without expert management.· Precedent, however, suggests that his comments will offer only cold comfort to Mr Jiang and Mr Li.· Brussels brings cold comfort to sheep farmers.· It's cold comfort, of course, when there isn't much of a market to have a share of.· It is actually much easier than appearances would suggest - cold comfort when it looks impossible!· Mellor's self-styled heroics were cold comfort for his team leader, John Major.· It was cold comfort, all right.
· Maybe it's because my two Toy Poodles were horribly upset one cold day.· Even on a cold day, the old man could break into a sweat if he got beyond a full minute.· Their departure was hastened by an abnormally cold winter: one shudderingly cold day succeeded another.· It was a cold day, but a hazy sun kept breaking through.· It was a cold day, after all.· Coming into it was like coming home on a bitter cold day to a bright, leaping fire.· Both were winter occupations and helped keep you warm on a cold day.· One of his favourite cakes was a sticky gingerbread which she made frequently in the cold days of winter.
· Where the cold front of winter can be a killer.· Another cold front passed through the north state Monday night and early Tuesday, chilling the region with November-like temperatures.· Never risk parking out overnight without checking the weather forecast for a strong wind warning or the approach of a cold front.· Forecasters are banking on a cold front to clear cloudy conditions.· But all that was some months ago and she had a cold front since for her hefty swinging colleague.· Clearing conditions were forecast behind the cold front that dragged low clouds through Central Florida early Friday.
· The cold fusion controversy provides a vivid illustration.· Fleischmann and Pons thought that they could achieve cold fusion by another route.· That is what happened when the news of cold fusion erupted.
· Then they unrolled as a silver-white fleece, under the silent cold light of the moon.· Through the frosted window blazed the cold light of winter morning; sidelight, the most harsh.· Had he changed his mind about her in the cold light of morning?· In the cold light of dawn, of course, it was easy to analyse the evening.· In the cold light of day it all seemed so ridiculous.· Yet enchantment it was, he knew, by the cold light of dawn.· Alone with the glass under the cold light.
· The long car ride through the cold night woods flowed back into his mind.· Plus it warms up rapidly on a bitter cold night.· Everyone else had gone back out into the cold night air, except her three companions and the proprietor.· A cold night when all you have is your pride.· When the door opened a great smell of sweat and leather and stale cigar smoke rushed into the cold night air.· We were breathing fogs in the cold night air.· It hadn't been such a cold night, what had happened?
· It was very cold outside, and both had only night clothes on.· But the catch is that heat pumps work best when it is not real cold outside.· The passengers came straggling back shedding overcoats and saying it was cold outside, and again the dining car filled up.· It is kept very warm - a real relief from the biting cold outside - and suffuses a strong feeling of tranquillity.· It was winter, bitterly cold outside.· The 45-minute ecumenical memorial service was relayed by loudspeakers to a further 200 huddled in the cold outside.
· Giving the cold shoulder to his usual tipple, Ian Knight raises his coffee cup to Drinkwise Day.· Banishment was better than this cold shoulder.· A declaration of love, or the cold shoulder.· Then from then on, we were treated with an absolute cold shoulder, and no one would speak to us.· So they have given girlfriends the cold shoulder.· Rachaela had turned on Ruth, not just the habitual cold shoulder, but with a firework of dislike and alienation.· She was sure that at some point she'd given some one the cold shoulder and hurt them badly without noticing.
· So she jumped under the cold shower every morning.· He put water on to boil and took a cold shower.· In the morning, when you get up, take a cold shower.· Their appearance interrupts the mood established by the preceding poems like a cold shower on a hot, muggy day.· I took a cold shower and changed my clothes.· Therefore hot and cold showers, arguments, and exercise are not good preludes to helping you get to sleep.· My privations were few-cold showers, and electricity for only four hours each day.· But then I must have a cold shower.
· Despite the cold snap, a white Christmas was an unlikely prospect for most people.· Moreover, demand for heating oil did not meet expectations during the cold snaps over the last two months.· The warming phase was interrupted by a cold snap in which the first flip from warm to cool took only three years.· Sometimes, these cold snaps and sudden snows move down towards the tropical South.· They seemed to be talking about the recent cold snap.· A bout of selling on the stock exchange, perhaps, or a cold snap that reopens the fuel price issue.· A week into April it snowed deeply, half-thawed, and froze in a cold snap.
· But my spine seemed to turn to cold stone when I saw two other groups converging on the scene of combat.· Placing one hand on the cold stone wall for guidance, she plunged forward.· He knew the feel of every cold stone step on the wide staircase leading down to the main hall.· Dark cold stone loomed over him on both sides, blinding him.· The cold stone whispered to her.· I started up the cold stone steps to the gallery.· He seemed to be as much part of it as the cold stone floor he was standing on.· He managed to half-turn and his hand grasped at the cold stone.
· Much depends on whether Mayor Brown decides to take his campaign promise out of cold storage.· As might be expected this is accelerated by heat, making cold storage essential.· I can hear them rumble into cold storage down the coal chute.· He aims to please even if it means putting his principles in cold storage and his policies in the mixer.· Like the political career of the man who envisioned it, the satellite may face a prolonged period in cold storage.· The project went into cold storage, periodically resurfacing over the next six years only to sink once more.· Or will we always keep our dreams in cold storage?
· A fine cold sweat dampened her face and neck.· The pulse steadied, the cold sweats stopped.· Carol was dying, and he cried out in his sleep and sat up trembling with cold sweats in the heat.· I was bathed in a cold sweat.· He crouched in a cold sweat as the black Lab scratched at the door; growling.· Sweats about the head on the least exertion, covered with cold sweat.· Such a nightmare was enough to make even the most fearless security officer break out in a cold sweat.
· She ran the water out of the basin and held her wrists under the cold tap until they were numb.· Add cold tap water to cover the ingredients by 1 inch.· The cold tap dripped into the stone sink at long, regular intervals.· But as she washed her breakfast cup and saucer and rinsed them meticulously under the cold tap, she was anxious.· Great idea: before grating orange or lemon peel, run the grater under the cold tap to prevent sticking.· Place the rice in a colander and rinse well under the cold tap until the residue salt has been washed away.· Water shot boiling from the cold taps.
· It is only a year since the cold war ended.· That spread has been levitating in the stratosphere since the end of the cold war.· And the cold war procedures, routines and language sprang back into action.· There was, of course, already a thriving managerial class-particularly in East Asiayears before the cold war ended.· The trend toward globalisation can also be traced to the Nixon administration's modifications of the political economy of the cold war.· Since the end of the cold war there has been no one to fund conflicts in the Middle East.· Masked by the cold war, it has in practice fulfilled that function for a long time.· The victors of the cold war have established various social-political cultures.
· At the sink I wash my face with cold water, but I don't feel any better.· Soak rist in cold water to numb the pain.· He poured cans of cold water over her.· Cover with cold water and refrigerate for 3 days, changing the water each day.· He moved slowly, like a tired man wading through cold water.· I shaved with cold water and often cut myself.· He rinsed his teeth; a flashy set, a lot of gold, cold water.· Instead, it sent cold water from the bottom of lake into the river via outlet pipes, bypassing the turbines.
· Spiders may be found at most times of the year except during the coldest weather.· Short trips in cold weather often do not put back as much charge as was lost starting the car.· She responded, not laughing but sucking in her cheeks like a man blowing on to his hands in cold weather.· In places where there is cold weather in the winter, the streets often become covered with ice and snow.· Meraklon and fibrepile linings can be used to upgrade a bag in cold weather.· While the alpine end of the sport needs only cold weather to produce skiable terrain, cross-country must have snow.· Even this cold weather can not quell it.· Also, some of our forces were rather obviously being fitted out for cold weather.
· He stared at the ice-covered ground and half listened to the cold wind moaning gently amongst the trees.· Miguel stood by the window where the gusts of cold wind hit him in throbbing drafts.· Stake large specimens and protect the young plants from cold winds until growing steadily.· The first cold winds rattled the windowpane, and I had made it just in time.· Greenhouse roofs rippled from salmon to garnet with the cold winds of sunset.· He stood there, hoping the cold wind would bring sensation back to his rum-numbed body.· Marion was sitting in the sun, her back to the hut that sheltered her from the cold wind.· Topside, the snow softened the air and a cold wind spits flakes through an open window on the bridge.
· Well, one cold winter day an old woman came to the mill with a bag of corn to be ground.· Legend has it that a poor couple gave him shelter one cold winter night.· In general, the mountain areas of the Auvergne experience a much colder winter climate with a long period of Permanent snow.· This is a tender plant, appropriate for Zone 9 and Zone 10 gardens, so protect it during cold winters.· This the family chose to do one cold winter day.· It was a bitterly cold winter with thick snow; both sides were bogged down in the Apennines from December to April.· We might be in for a long, cold winter.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • After I got the promotion, a few of my co-workers started giving me the cold shoulder.
  • She was sure that at some point she'd given some one the cold shoulder and hurt them badly without noticing.
  • So they have given girlfriends the cold shoulder.
  • Vernon regretted giving Harcourt the cold shoulder; he would have been some one to laugh with.
  • I knew that, in the cold light of day, he held all the aces.
  • Night-time madness isn't appealing, seen in the cold light of day.
  • After a year, the igloo-shaped stadium has cost the citizens $ 20 million in very cold cash.
  • Luckily, the chatter of cold hard cash later persuaded the state to sell the name to the highest bidder.
  • No cold cash in the Nugent icebox, however, so I moved on.
  • The other driving force is cold cash and order books.
  • All this talk about counselling and therapy left me cold.
  • Ballet just leaves me cold.
  • Opera leaves me cold.
  • Why are people so crazy about opera? It leaves me completely cold.
  • He put water on to boil and took a cold shower.
  • I took a cold shower and changed my clothes.
  • In the morning, when you get up, take a cold shower.
  • Instead he took a cold shower and a huge mug of coffee, and tried to sort out his thoughts.
  • There is one foolproof way to rid yourself of this - take a cold shower.
  • The trail seemed cold until a woman in Mississippi recognized Pearson's face in a wanted poster.
  • The colder facts about the patterns of career destinations for the bulk of social science graduates are less glamorous but more diverse.
  • Five minutes later found me flinching and clenching. biting into the black vinyl of the couch as cold steel penetrated.
  • Aren't you cold?
  • Come inside before you get cold.
  • But no, he decided, the boss was getting colder and colder and his voice quieter.
  • He was getting cold, too.
  • It was getting cold in the room.
  • My chips will be cold by now.
  • She felt cold and sick and wished she could crawl away and lie down.
  • She was afraid his skin would be cold.
  • Since we were making plans to camp at Mammoth, we expected it to be cold.
  • Unfortunately he, the lover, had got cold feet at the last minute.
  • They later got cold feet and canceled the order.
  • But the prince got cold feet and failed to turn up.
  • He and his neighbors bought a fire truck to protect their area, but the neighbors got cold feet.
  • He gets cold feet and phones his bank manager asking him to stop the cheque.
  • I began to get cold feet, but these other two guys were totally positive and they were absolutely right.
  • Juicy, tender and sinfully rich, I immodestly enjoyed every one when my companion got cold feet.
  • Some are said to be getting cold feet.
  • Unfortunately he, the lover, had got cold feet at the last minute.
  • We are all tired, and have cold feet and hands.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • He wrote that it was not as he had pictured it as the weather was bitterly cold and wet with some snow.
  • I wasn't annoyed except that it was bitterly cold, freezing.
  • It is bitterly cold outside today, but probably not cold enough to trigger the payments.
  • It was bitterly cold and it was raining.
  • It was a Friday and bitterly cold.
  • On the bitterly cold morning of Sunday 13 November 1715 the two armies were woken respectively by bagpipes and trumpets.
  • We all know how bitterly cold it is now outside; it is not very cold here, of course.
  • When morning came, bitterly cold and still dark, she had made up her mind.
  • He murdered the old man in cold blood.
  • The killers hunted Pedro down like an animal and murdered him in cold blood.
  • A deed planned in cold blood may appear very different to the perpetrator if he ever gets round to carrying it out.
  • And I know of men who claim that they could murder in anger but never in cold blood.
  • But the temptations of the Flesh were different: they could not be dealt with in cold blood.
  • But was it necessary to kill my men in cold blood?
  • Mrs Heron was murdered in cold blood in a crime which to date has appeared to have no motive.
  • The Kashmiri police say he was taken into custody as a suspect, tortured and shot in cold blood.
  • They hunted Pedro down like an animal and murdered him in cold blood.
  • They would have been murdered in cold blood.
  • But whenever she passed the wood the tales rushed back into her mind and made her blood run cold.
  • Ex-inmate Tony Cohla told yesterday how the thought of ever returning to Ashworth makes his blood run cold.
  • He said their evidence had made his blood run cold.
  • I can't tell what he wants - he keeps blowing hot and cold.
  • In our dealings with the police we have found that they can blow hot and cold. Sometimes they are keen to have media help in solving a crime, other times they are more reluctant.
  • Some of these young officers blow hot and cold.
  • Ben, naked except for the strait-jacket, and blue with cold, was heaving and struggling and bellowing.
  • Doug emerges from the cabin looking blue with cold.
  • Gerda approached Kay, who was blue with cold but oblivious to his predicament because of the ice in his heart.
  • A declaration of love, or the cold shoulder.
  • Giving the cold shoulder to his usual tipple, Ian Knight raises his coffee cup to Drinkwise Day.
  • She was sure that at some point she'd given some one the cold shoulder and hurt them badly without noticing.
  • So they have given girlfriends the cold shoulder.
► put something in cold storage
  • The business won't go bankrupt, but that's cold comfort to the 15 people who lost their jobs.
  • But this opposition misleads; charisma is cold comfort without expert management.
  • Erratic hot winds kept the air thick with dust, and the fan gave small comfort to the feverish, aching children.
  • Now, even these small comforts must be questioned.
  • Perhaps it was ready? Small comfort, through ten guilt-ridden days.
  • Precedent, however, suggests that his comments will offer only cold comfort to Mr Jiang and Mr Li.
  • Rosy statistics on aggregate food production offer small comfort to nations that can not afford a seat at the banquet.
  • The survival of slimmed-down companies is small comfort for people made redundant.
  • They could explore the area, learn its resources and contrive small comforts in their rooms.
  • Don't go out without a coat! You'll catch your death of cold!
  • And that incentive was increased when they got personal recognition and satisfaction from doing it better than ever before.
  • He says the new films are better than ever.
  • Organised by the Alton and District Arts Council, the week promises to be better than ever.
  • The moviemaking machine that Walt Disney created sixty years ago is working better than ever today.
  • The National Health Service is now better than ever.
  • The opportunities now are better than ever.
  • This year's attractions are bigger and better than ever, with events running from Tuesday to Saturday.
  • Watermen talked about their catches so far this year, which they said have been better than ever.
► ever so cold/wet/nice etc
  • But this sector was the first to feel the heat of intense competition and spiralling development costs.
  • He could feel the heat as he entered.
  • He got up and wobbled, wiping blindly at his wet face, not even feeling the cold.
  • He must have been feeling the heat with all that weight to carry about, but he looked quite cheerful and relaxed.
  • I felt the heat hit my face as I stared through the opening with narrowed eyes.
  • Meanwhile, several small fire districts in San Diego County are feeling the heat from Proposition 218.
  • You can feel the cold winds whipping across the barren island of Smuttynose as Maren relates her disturbing story.
  • Fancy standing back to the North Sea for ten hours or more handling cold fish!
  • I know people thought I was a real cold fish, but what could I do?
  • Lord Halifax was a cold fish, a man of steely rectitude, a religious man.
  • They think we are cold fish and sloppy in our appearance.
  • Paula was going hot and cold by now.
  • She went hot and cold, dizzy with confusion.
  • Some of these young officers blow hot and cold.
  • Paula was going hot and cold by now.
  • She went hot and cold, dizzy with confusion.
  • During the merciless heat of noon one of the frailer females collapsed, far from any possible shelter.
  • Mieno is pouring cold water on the report before she's even seen it.
  • Arsenal were in the final, but Chapman poured cold water on hopes for the Double.
  • Clarisa picked him up and we poured cold water over his hand.
  • He started to pour cold water over me, inpart to staunch the blood, inpart to revive me.
  • It ends stone-cold sober, with thoughts of careers and family.
  • They had drunk a great deal and the night was warm, but on a sudden they were both stone-cold sober.
► stupid with cold/sleep/shock etc
  • But just watch them explore picture books and the bookseller breaks into a cold sweat.
  • By the time the glasses were finally filled, Sam was in a cold sweat.
  • He crouched in a cold sweat as the black Lab scratched at the door; growling.
  • I don't know how or why it worked, but I stopped waking up in a cold sweat.
  • I spent the next week and a half in a cold sweat.
  • I was bathed in a cold sweat.
  • Such a nightmare was enough to make even the most fearless security officer break out in a cold sweat.
  • The thought of it brought him out in a cold sweat as he ran desperately on.
  • Harvesting began early in Bordeaux as well, due to unseasonably warm weather.
  • It was mid-summer, and unseasonably warm for Glasgow.
  • The cherry tree was coming into blossom, encouraged by the unseasonably warm sunshine.
  • The mid-afternoon sun was still unseasonably warm, and there were children bathing in the sea.
  • The night being unseasonably warm, most of the windows were wide open.
  • The spring day was unseasonably warm, and after two hour's tuition she went into the clubhouse.
1objects/surfaces/liquids/rooms something that is cold has a low temperature OPP  hot → coldness:  She splashed her face with cold water. a blast of cold air We slept on the cold ground. The house felt cold and empty.ice/stone/freezing cold (=very cold) The radiator is stone cold; isn’t the heating working?go/get cold (=become cold) My tea’s gone cold. Come and eat or your dinner will get cold!2weather when there is cold weather, the temperature of the air is very low OPP  hot → coldness:  It was so cold this morning I had to scrape the ice off my windshield. The day was bitterly cold. The hut sheltered her from the cold wind.cold winter/evening/January etc the coldest winter on recordcold out/outside It was raining and freezing cold outside. The weather gets colder around the middle of October.turn/grow cold (=become cold or colder, especially suddenly) The nights grew colder.3 be/feel/look/get cold if you are cold, your body is at a low temperature:  Could you turn up the heater, I’m cold. I feel so cold! My feet are as cold as ice (=very cold).4food cold food is cooked but not eaten hot:  a plate of cold meats a cold buffet Serve the potatoes cold.5lacking feeling unfriendly or lacking normal human feelings such as sympathy, pity, humour etc OPP  warm → coldly, coldness:  Martin was really cold towards me at the party. His voice was as cold as ice. She gave him a cold stare. a cold calculated murder► see thesaurus at unfriendly6get/have cold feet informal to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough to do something you planned to do:  The plan failed after sponsors got cold feet.7give somebody the cold shoulder informal to deliberately ignore someone or be unfriendly to them, especially because they have upset or offended you8light/colour a cold colour or light reminds you of things that are cold OPP  warm → coldness:  the cold light of a fluorescent tube9in the cold light of day in the morning, when you can think clearly or see something clearly:  The house seemed less threatening in the cold light of day.10cold (hard) cash American English money in the form of paper money and coins rather than cheques or credit cards11leave somebody cold to not feel interested in or affected by something in any way:  Opera left him cold.12take/need a cold shower used humorously to say that someone is sexually excited and the cold water will stop them feeling that way13somebody’s trail/scent is cold used to say that you cannot find someone because it has been too long since they passed or lived in a particular place:  I tracked the boy as far as the factory, but there his trail went cold.14in games [not before noun] used in children’s games, to say that someone is far away from the hidden object or answer they are trying to find:  You’re getting colder!15cold facts facts without anything added to make them more pleasant or interesting:  Statistics can be merely cold facts.16cold steel literary a weapon such as a knife or sword → in cold blood at blood1(3), → cold fish at fish1(8), → blow hot and cold at blow1(21), → cold comfort at comfort1(7), → pour cold water over/on at pour(6), → a cold sweat at sweat2(3)COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2cold + NOUNcold weather· More cold weather is expected later this week.a cold night/day· It was a cold night with a starlit sky.a cold winter· A cold winter will increase oil consumption.a cold wind· A cold wind was blowing from the north.a cold spell (=a period of cold weather, especially a short one)· We’re currently going through a bit of a cold spell.a cold snap (=a short period of very cold weather)· There had been a sudden cold snap just after Christmas.adverbsfreezing/icy cold· Take your gloves – it’s freezing cold out there.bitterly cold (=very cold)· The winter of 1921 was bitterly cold.unusually/exceptionally cold· a period of unusually cold weatherquite/pretty cold· It’s going to be quite cold today.cold out/outside· It’s too cold out – I’m staying at home.verbsbecome cold (also get cold informal)· In my country, it never really gets cold.turn/grow cold (=become cold, especially suddenly)· The birds fly south before the weather turns cold.THESAURUSpersoncold used especially when you feel uncomfortable: · I’m cold – can I borrow a sweater?cool a little cold, especially in a way that feels comfortable: · The air-conditioning keeps everyone cool.freezing (cold) spoken very cold and very uncomfortable: · You look absolutely freezing!shivery cold and unable to stop shivering, especially because you are ill: · I felt shivery and had a headache.weathercold used especially when you feel uncomfortable: · It gets very cold here in the winter.cool a little cold, often in a way that feels comfortable: · It’s very hot in the day, but cooler at night.· a nice cool breezechilly a little cold, but not very cold, in a way that feels rather uncomfortable: · a chilly autumn day· It’s a bit chilly.freezing (cold) spoken very cold and very uncomfortable: · It’s freezing outside.bitterly cold very cold and very uncomfortable: · It can be bitterly cold in the mountains.icy (cold) very cold, especially when the temperature is below zero: · The wind was icy cold.crisp cold, dry, and clear, in a way that seems pleasant: · I love these crisp autumn mornings.frosty in frosty weather, the ground is covered in a frozen white powder: · It was a bright frosty morning.arctic extremely cold and unpleasant, with snow and ice: · He would not survive for long in the arctic conditions.· arctic weatherroomcold used especially when you feel uncomfortable: · It’s cold in here.cool a little cold, especially in a way that feels comfortable: · Let’s go inside where it’s cool.freezing (cold) spoken very cold: · I had to sleep in a freezing cold room.draughty British English, drafty American English /ˈdrɑːfti $ ˈdræfti/ with cold air blowing in from outside, in a way that feels uncomfortable: · Old houses can be very draughty.food, liquid, or something you touchcold: · The water’s too cold for swimming.· a cold stone floorcool a little cold, especially in a way that seems pleasant: · a nice cool drink· cool white sheetsfreezing (cold) very cold: · His friends pulled him from the freezing water.chilled food and drinks that are chilled have been deliberately made cold: · a bottle of chilled champagnefrozen kept at a temperature which is below zero: · frozen peas
cold1 adjectivecold2 nouncold3 adverb
coldcold2 ●●● S2 W3 noun Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Come in out of the cold.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • After addressing a public meeting in support of extending the franchise to agricultural workers he had caught a severe cold.
  • Going on vacation is a lot like getting a cold.
  • Having a parched nose and throat may lower resistance to colds, croup, sinusitis and respiratory problems.
  • The cold pressed into his rib cage.
  • The nighttime cold had a new bite.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorcold weather
· This is the coldest winter we've had in years.· a cold January eveningit's cold (=the weather is cold) · Put your gloves on - it's cold outside today.it gets cold · It gets really cold here at night.cold weather · The layer of fat below a goose's skin protects it from cold weather.
cold weather - use this to emphasize how unpleasant and uncomfortable it is outside: · Come in. Don't stand out there in the cold.
cold, but not extremely cold: · a chilly morning in Aprilit's chilly (=the weather is chilly): · It's a little chilly out here - I think we'll go inside.it gets/turns chilly: · Temperatures were in the 80s on Tuesday, but it turned chilly Wednesday afternoon.
informal a little cold: · The weather's getting warmer, but the mornings are still nippy.it's nippy (=the weather is nippy): · I'm going indoors. It's a little nippy out here.
very cold, when everything is covered in a thin white layer of ice, and the sky is often bright and clear: · They were both shivering slightly from the frosty air.· It was a frosty autumn morning with spiders' webs glistening in the frozen grass.
cold with snow or rain, and typical of the weather you often have in winter: · We can expect a few wintry showers on the northern hills.· Outside it was a cold wintry day, but Anne felt safe and warm inside by the fire.
a period of several days or weeks when the weather is much colder than usual: · Last month's cold spell was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of old people.· The price of firewood usually shoots up during cold spells.
a sudden short period of very cold weather: · It was a wintry day in April in the middle of an unexpected cold snap.
extremely cold weather
extremely cold, so that water turns to ice: · The freezing weather continued all through February.it's freezing/freezing cold: · How can you stand to be out here without a coat? It's freezing!
extremely cold so that it almost hurts you to be outdoors: · We arrived in Chicago during the bitterly cold winter of 1935.· a bitter east windit's bitterly cold: · Don't go out tonight. It's bitterly cold.
: arctic conditions/winds/chill extremely cold, usually with ice and snow: · I wouldn't take the car out in these arctic conditions.· He could feel the arctic chill creeping into the cabin.
temperatures that are very cold and below the point at which water freezes: · Subzero temperatures can be expected for the next few days.· Thousands of refugees are spending tonight on a mountainside in subzero temperatures.
pleasantly cold weather
cold in a pleasant way, especially after the weather has been hot: · a cool sea breeze· Although the days are very hot, it's much cooler at night.
especially British pleasantly cold and windy: · We walked towards the sea with a fresh breeze blowing in our faces.· The hot weather will continue today, but tomorrow will be fresher with cool, westerly winds.
pleasantly cold, dry, and clear: · I love to be out of doors on these bright, crisp autumn mornings.· The weather was crisp and clear and you could see the mountains fifty miles away.
cold, fresh and clear in a way that makes you feel healthy and cheerful: · Hank loved the feel of the bracing sea air against his face.· Tourists are attracted by the beautiful scenery and bracing mountain climate.
person
feeling cold: · Dad, I'm cold. Can I put the heater on?· Your hands are really cold!feel cold: · He woke up in the middle of the night feeling cold.look cold: · Come and sit by the fire. You look cold.
also frozen British spoken feeling very cold and uncomfortable: · How much longer do we have to wait out her? I'm freezing.· You look absolutely frozen.
to shake a little because you are cold: · I was shivering in my thin sleeping bag.shiver with cold: · They were forced to wait outside for hours, shivering with cold.
to be so cold that your skin turns slightly blue: · He was huddled into his coat, his face blue with cold.· Look at her. The poor girl's quite blue with cold.
British /have goosebumps American to have small raised areas on your skin because you are cold: · She was shivering, her arms and legs covered in goosepimples.· Why don't you put something else on? You've got goosebumps.
if your teeth are chattering you are so cold that your teeth keep knocking together and you cannot stop them: · Her teeth were chattering with cold.
place/room
· I love being in a warm bed in a cold room.· He waited an hour for the train on a cold platform.it's cold · Why is it always so cold in here?
cold in a pleasant way, especially when the weather is hot: · Medicine should always be stored in a cool place.it's cool: · It's much cooler over here in the shade.
a little too cold for you to feel comfortable: · They have to get washed and dressed in a chilly bathroom.it's chilly: · It's chilly in the house, even when it's sunny outside.
British /drafty American a room that is draughty has cold air blowing into it from outside: · The two women live in a drafty old farmhouse.it's draughty/drafty: · It's so draughty in here. Is there a window open?
extremely cold, so that you feel very uncomfortable: · The little children sat in rows in the freezing classroom.it's freezing: · It's absolutely freezing in the basement.
liquid/object/surface
having a low temperature: · I wanted to swim, but the water was too cold.· a cold stone floor
extremely cold: · His friends pulled him from the freezing water.freezing cold: · The river is freezing cold this time of year.
pleasantly cold but not very cold: · Ruth put her cool hand on my burning forehead.· I slid into bed between cool white sheets.
food/drink
· I want something cold like an ice cream bar.· Most white wine tastes best when served very cold.
cooked food that is cold is cooked but no longer hot: · They provided a selection of cold meats.· You can serve the quiche hot or cold.get cold/go cold: · Come eat your dinner before it gets cold.stone cold (=completely cold): · By the time I got off the phone, my coffee was stone cold.
pleasantly cold to eat or drink but not very cold: · Can I interest you in a nice, cool drink?· Summer is the time for cool, refreshing fruit salads.
food and drinks that are chilled have been made very cold, especially by putting them on ice: · a bottle of chilled champagne
ice-cold drinks have been made extremely cold so that they are pleasant to drink, especially when you are very hot: · The kids were rewarded with ice-cold lemonade.· I could do with an ice-cold beer.
frozen food is stored at a very low temperature so that it freezes and can be kept for a long time: · frozen vegetables· All I had in the freezer was a couple of frozen pizzas.
to make food and drink cold
to make food cold when it has been hot or warm: · Blow on the soup first to cool it.· Cool the jam by stirring it before putting it into jars.
to make food or drink very cold, without freezing it: · Chill the salad for an hour or two before serving.· Put some ice in the sink, and we'll chill the drinks in there.
to make something extremely cold so that it freezes, in order to preserve it for a long time: · You can make a big batch and freeze some of it for later.· Don't freeze the rolls for longer than three weeks.
to put food or drink in a refrigerator in order to keep it cold and fresh: · Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough overnight.· Poultry, fish, and seafood should be kept refrigerated.
to get cold or colder
· It's getting colder - I guess winter's on its way.· Hey, John, your soup's getting cold.
if the weather or the wind turns cold or colder , it becomes much colder, usually suddenly: · I need to finish fixing the roof before the weather turns cold.· The wind had turned cold and Billy took off his coat and gave it to the girl.
if the temperature drops or falls it becomes colder, often much colder in a short period of time: · Fortunately the temperature never dropped low enough to freeze the pipes.drop 10/20/30 etc degrees: · The temperature dropped 10 degrees during the night.
if something cools down , it becomes colder after being hot: · It's been hot all summer, but it's finally starting to cool down a little.· If the engine overheats, switch it off and do not start it again until it has cooled down.
if hot food or some other hot substance cools , it becomes colder: · She took the cake out of the oven and left it on the kitchen table to cool.· Most liquids contract steadily as they cool.
experiencing physical feelings more than most people
to be affected by heat or cold more easily than most people, especially because you are old or because you are not used to it: · As I get older I feel the cold more and more.· It can get very hot in Spain at this time of year -- those English tourists must really be feeling the heat.
WORD SETS
abscess, nounache, verbache, nounacne, nounagoraphobia, nounagoraphobic, nounague, noun-aholic, suffixAIDS, nounailment, nounairsick, adjectivealbino, nounalcoholic, nounalcoholism, nounallergic, adjectiveallergy, nounamnesia, nounamputee, nounanaemia, nounanaemic, adjectiveangina, nounanorexia, nounanorexic, adjectiveantacid, nounanthrax, nounantibody, nounantidepressant, nounantidote, nounantigen, nounantihistamine, nounanti-inflammatory, adjectiveantitoxin, nounapoplectic, adjectiveapoplexy, nounappendicitis, nounarteriosclerosis, nounarthritis, nounaseptic, adjectiveaspirin, nounasthma, nounastigmatism, nounasymptomatic, adjectiveathlete's foot, nounatrophy, verbauto-immune disease, nounAyurvedic medicine, nounbaby blues, nounbacillus, nounbackache, nounbark, verbbattle fatigue, nounBCG, nounbedridden, adjectivebedsore, nounbed-wetting, nounbellyache, nounbenign, adjectiveberiberi, nounbespectacled, adjectivebetter, adjectivebilious, adjectivebinge, verbbiopsy, nounbirthmark, nounbite, verbbite, nounblack and blue, adjectiveBlack Death, the, black eye, nounblackout, nounbleed, verbbleeding, nounblind, verbblister, nounblister, verbblood bank, nounblood donor, nounblood poisoning, nounbloodshot, adjectiveblood transfusion, nounbloody, adjectivebloody, verbblue baby, nounboil, nounbotulism, nounbrain damage, nounbreakdown, nounbronchitis, nounbruise, nounbruise, verbBSE, nounbubonic plague, nounbug, nounbulimia, nounbump, nounbunion, nounbuzz, verbcalloused, adjectivecallus, nouncancer, nouncandida, nouncanker, nouncarbuncle, nouncarcinogen, nouncarcinogenic, adjectivecarcinoma, nouncardiac, adjectivecardiovascular, adjectivecaries, nouncarpal tunnel syndrome, nouncarrier, nouncarry, verbcarsick, adjectivecast, nouncasualty, nouncataract, nouncatarrh, nouncatatonic, adjectivecatching, adjectivecauliflower ear, nouncerebral palsy, nouncertify, verbcervical smear, nounchapped, adjectivecharley horse, nounchemotherapy, nounchesty, adjectivechicken pox, nounchilblains, nounChinese medicine, nouncholera, nounchronic, adjectivecirrhosis, nounCJD, nouncleanse, verbcleft palate, nounclinic, nounclinical, adjectiveclub foot, nouncold, nouncold sore, nouncolic, nouncolitis, nouncollapse, verbcolour-blind, adjectivecoma, nouncommon cold, nouncommon denominator, nouncommunicate, verbcomplaint, nouncomplicate, verbcomplication, nouncompound fracture, nounconcuss, verbconcussion, nouncondition, nouncongenital, adjectivecongested, adjectiveconjunctivitis, nounconstipation, nounconsumption, nounconsumptive, nouncontagion, nouncontagious, adjectivecontinent, adjectivecontract, verbcontusion, nounconvalesce, verbconvulsion, nouncorn, nouncortisone, nouncot death, nouncough, nounCPR, nouncrack-up, nouncramp, nounCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease, nouncrick, nouncrick, verbcripple, nouncripple, verbcross-eyed, adjectivecroup, nouncurable, adjectivecut, nouncyst, nouncystic fibrosis, nouncystitis, noundecompression sickness, noundeep vein thrombosis, noundeformity, noundegenerative, adjectivedehydrate, verbdelirious, adjectivedelirium, noundelusion, noundementia, noundengue fever, noundepression, noundermatitis, noundiabetes, noundiabetic, adjectivediabetic, noundiagnosis, noundialysis, noundiaper rash, noundiarrhoea, noundiphtheria, noundisability, noundisable, verbdisabled, adjectivedischarge, verbdisease, noundisgorge, verbdislocate, verbdisorder, noundissipated, adjectivedissipation, noundistemper, noundistend, verbdizzy, adjectivedoddering, adjectivedoddery, adjectivedonate, verbdonor, noundouble vision, noundoughy, adjectivedown, adverbDown's syndrome, noundrawn, adjectivedressing, noundrinker, noundrunk, adjectivedrunk, noundrunken, adjectivedull, adjectivedumb, adjectiveDVT, noundysentery, noundyslexia, noundyspepsia, noundyspeptic, adjectiveearache, nouneating disorder, nounEbola, nounectopic pregnancy, nouneczema, nounemaciated, adjectiveemasculate, verbembolism, nounemphysema, nounencephalitis, nounendoscope, nounenervate, verbenteritis, nounepidemic, nounepilepsy, nounepileptic, adjectiveepileptic, nounetiology, nounexcruciating, adjectiveexposure, nouneyeless, adjectiveeye strain, nounfail, verbfaint, nounfester, verbfever, nounfever blister, nounfevered, adjectivefeverish, adjectivefirst aid, nounfit, nounflat feet, nounflat-footed, adjectiveflu, nounfood poisoning, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounfracture, verbfracture, nounfrostbite, noungall, noungammy, adjectiveganglion, noungangrene, noungas, noungash, noungastric, adjectivegastritis, noungastroenteritis, nounGerman measles, nounget, verbgingivitis, nounglandular fever, nounglaucoma, noungnarled, adjectivegonorrhea, noungout, noungrand mal, noungraze, verbgraze, noungriping, adjectivegroggy, adjectivegrowing pains, noungrowth, noungush, verbgynaecology, nounhacking cough, nounhaemophilia, nounhaemophiliac, nounhaemorrhage, nounhaemorrhage, verbhaemorrhoids, nounhalitosis, nounhandicap, nounhandicapped, adjectivehangover, nounhard of hearing, adjectiveharelip, nounhay fever, nounheadache, nounhealth, nounheart attack, nounheartburn, nounheart disease, nounheart failure, nounheat exhaustion, nounheat rash, nounheatstroke, nounheave, verbhepatitis, nounhernia, nounherpes, nounHIV, nounhormone replacement therapy, nounhospital, nounhospitalize, verbhot flush, nounhousebound, adjectiveHRT, nounhump, nounhumpback, nounhunchback, nounhungover, adjectivehydrophobia, nounhypertension, nounhypothermia, nounhysterectomy, nounhysteria, nounhysterical, adjectiveillness, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nounimmunize, verbimmunology, nounimpacted, adjectiveimpediment, nounimpetigo, nounimpotent, adjectiveincision, nounincontinent, adjectiveincubate, verbincurable, adjectiveindigestion, nounindisposed, adjectiveindisposition, nouninfantile, adjectiveinfantile paralysis, nouninfect, verbinfected, adjectiveinfection, nouninfectious, adjectiveinfirmity, nouninflammation, nouninflammatory, adjectiveinfluenza, nouninfusion, nouningrowing, adjectiveinoculate, verbinoperable, adjectiveinsane, adjectiveinsanity, nouninsomnia, nouninsomniac, nouninstability, nounintensive care, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvalid, nouninvalidity, nouninvasive, adjectiveirregular, adjectiveirritable bowel syndrome, nounirritant, nounirritate, verbirritated, adjectiveirritation, noun-ism, suffixisolation, nounjaundice, nounjaundiced, adjectivejet lag, nounknock-kneed, adjectiveknotted, adjectivelaceration, nounlaryngitis, nounlegionnaire's disease, nounleper, nounleprosy, nounlesion, nounleukemia, nounlisp, nounlisteria, nounliverish, adjectivelockjaw, nounlong-sighted, adjectiveloose, adjectivelozenge, nounlumbago, nounlunacy, nounLyme disease, nounmad cow disease, nounmalady, nounmalaise, nounmalaria, nounmalformation, nounmalignancy, nounmalignant, adjectivemalnourished, adjectivemalnutrition, nounmange, nounmangy, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmastitis, nounME, nounmeasles, nounmedicinal, adjectivemegalomania, nounmegalomaniac, nounmelancholia, nounmelancholic, adjectivemelanoma, nounmend, verbmeningitis, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemigraine, nounmild, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmole, nounmongol, nounmono, nounmononucleosis, nounmorbid, adjectivemorning sickness, nounmoron, nounmotion sickness, nounmotor neurone disease, nounMRI, nounMRSA, nounMS, nounmultiple sclerosis, nounmumps, nounmurmur, nounmusclebound, adjectivemuscular dystrophy, nounmute, adjectivemute, nounmyopia, nounmyopic, adjectivemyxomatosis, nounnarcolepsy, nounnausea, nounnauseate, verbnauseous, adjectivenearsighted, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnettle rash, nounneuralgia, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectivenosebleed, nounnotifiable, adjectiveNSU, nounobesity, nounoff-colour, adjectiveoperate, verboperation, nounophthalmic, adjectiveophthalmology, noun-osis, suffixosteoarthritis, nounosteopathy, nounosteoporosis, nounoutpatient, nounoverbite, nounpacemaker, nounpaediatrics, nounpale, adjectivepallid, adjectivepallor, nounpalpitate, verbpalpitations, nounpalsy, nounpandemic, nounparalyse, verbparalysed, adjectiveparalysis, nounparalytic, adjectiveparalytic, nounparanoia, nounparaplegia, nounparaplegic, nounparasitic, adjectiveParkinson's disease, nounparoxysm, nounpasty, adjectivepasty-faced, adjectivepathogen, nounpathological, adjectivepathology, nounpeaked, adjectivepeaky, adjectivepellagra, nounpeptic ulcer, nounperforated, adjectiveperiod pain, nounperitonitis, nounpernicious anaemia, nounpersecution complex, nounpestilence, nounpestilential, adjectivepetit mal, nounpharyngitis, nounphlebitis, nounphlegm, noun-phobic, suffixphysiotherapy, nounpigeon-toed, adjectivepins and needles, nounplacebo, nounplague, nounplaque, nounplaster cast, nounpleurisy, nounPMS, nounPMT, nounpneumonia, nounpockmark, nounpockmarked, adjectivepoisoning, nounpolio, nounpolyp, nounpoor, adjectivepost-traumatic stress disorder, nounpremenstrual tension, nounprescribe, verbprescription, nounpreventive medicine, nounprickle, verbprickly heat, nounprognosis, nounprolapse, nounprophylactic, adjectiveprophylactic, nounprophylaxis, nounpsoriasis, nounpsychopath, nounpsychosis, nounpsychosomatic, adjectivepsychotic, adjectivepuffy, adjectivepull, verbpurulent, adjectivepus, nounpustule, nounqueasy, adjectiverabid, adjectiverabies, nounradiation sickness, nounradiography, nounrash, nounraw, adjectivereact, verbreaction, nounreceive, verbrecuperate, verbrecuperative, adjectiveregurgitate, verbrelapse, verbremission, nounrepetitive strain injury, nounresistance, nounrespond, verbretch, verbRhesus factor, nounrheumatic, adjectiverheumatic fever, nounrheumatism, nounrheumatoid arthritis, nounrickets, nounringworm, nounRSI, nounrubella, nounrun-down, adjectiverunny, adjectiverupture, nounsaddle-sore, adjectivesalmonella, nounscab, nounscabby, adjectivescabies, nounscald, verbscald, nounscaly, adjectivescar, nounscar, verbscarlet fever, nounschizophrenia, nounsciatica, nounsclerosis, nounscrape, verbscrape, nounscratch, nounscurvy, nounseasick, adjectiveseizure, nounself-examination, nounsenile, adjectivesenile dementia, nounsenseless, adjectivesepsis, nounseptic, adjectivesepticaemia, nounserum, nounset, verbsexually transmitted disease, nounshell shock, nounshell-shocked, adjectiveshingles, nounshock, nounshort-sighted, adjectivesickle-cell anaemia, nounsickly, adjectivesickness, nounside effect, nounsightless, adjectivesimple fracture, nounsleeping sickness, nounslipped disc, nounsmallpox, nounsnakebite, nounsnow blindness, nounsore, adjectivesore, nounspastic, adjectivespecial needs, nounspecimen, nounspina bifida, nounsprain, verbsputum, nounsquint, verbsquint, nounstammer, nounstarvation, nounstarve, verbSTD, nounstomachache, nounstone, nounstrain, nounstrain, verbstrangulated, adjectivestrep throat, nounstroke, nounsty, nounsuccumb, verbsufferer, nounsunstroke, nounsuperbug, nounsurgical, adjectiveswelling, nounswollen, adjectivesymptom, nounsymptomatic, adjectivesyndrome, nounsyphilis, nounTB, nountear, verbtetanus, nountherapeutic, adjectivetherapy, nounthrombosis, nounthrush, nountic, nountight, adjectivetingle, verbtinnitus, nountipsy, adjectivetonsillitis, nountoothache, nountorment, nountourniquet, nountoxaemia, nountoxic shock syndrome, nountraction, nountransfusion, nountrauma, nountravel sickness, nountreatment, nountremor, nountuberculosis, nountumour, nountunnel vision, nountwinge, nountwitch, nountyphoid, nountyphus, nounulcer, nounulcerate, verbultrasound, noununderweight, adjectiveundressed, adjectiveunhealthy, adjectiveuntreated, adjectivevaccinate, verbvaccine, nounvaricose veins, nounVD, nounvenereal disease, nounverruca, nounvertigo, nounviral, adjectivevirology, nounvirulent, adjectivevomit, verbvomit, nounwart, nounweak, adjectiveweal, nounweep, verbwheeze, verbwheeze, nounwheezy, adjectivewhiplash, nounwhooping cough, nounwind, nounwithered, adjectivewound, nounwrench, verbwriter's cramp, nounyaws, nounyeast infection, nounyellow fever, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· She’s staying at home today because she’s got a cold.
(=be starting to have a cold)· I think I might be getting a cold.
(=start to have one)· I caught a cold and had to miss the match.
(also go down with a cold British English) informal (=catch one)· A lot of people go down with colds at this time of year.
formal (=have one)· He was suffering from a cold and not his usual energetic self.
formal (=have colds)· Some people suffer from more colds than others.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cold
· If you have a bad cold, just stay in bed.
(also a heavy cold British English) (=a bad one)· He sounded as if he had a heavy cold.
British English (=in which a lot of liquid comes from your nose)· You shouldn’t go to work if you’ve got a streaming cold.
· It’s only a slight cold – I’ll be fine tomorrow.
(=affecting your chest)· He’s coughing all the time with a bad chest cold.
(=affecting your nose and head)· A bad head cold can sometimes feel like flu.
formal· There are hundreds of viruses that cause the common cold.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· The air had turned a little cooler.
· Some people find it hard to bear the heat in the summer.
· He opened the fridge and got out a can of ice-cold beer.
British English spoken (=get a very bad cold) Don’t stand out in the rain. You’ll catch your death.
· Scotland's climate is too cold for these plants to survive.
 a cold-blooded killer
 cold-blooded murder
 addicts who are made to go cold turkey
(=not much comfort)· The tax changes will provide cold comfort to people living on a pension.
 Apply a cold compress to the injury.
(=that shows in a very unfriendly way)· I noticed the icy contempt in his voice.
 She was deathly pale, and looked as if she might faint.
· They were all out in the garden, sipping cool drinks.
(=unfriendly or unkind)· He smiled, but his blue eyes were cold and cruel.
(=unfriendly and not showing any emotion)· Her eyes were cold and uncaring.
 Her hands felt rough. The house felt hot and stuffy.
· The cafeteria only serves cold food.
 We were freezing cold in the tent last night.
(=an area of warm or cold air)
(=used about someone who does not feel sympathy for other people)· It takes a hard heart not to be moved by these images of suffering.
 She’s in bed with a heavy cold.
 The bar serves hot and cold food.
· He was shivering with intense cold.
(=hit someone so hard that they fall unconscious) Simon could knock a man unconscious with one punch to the jaw.
(=light that seems slightly blue)· the cold light of the moon
· I can only drink milk if it’s really cold.
· Porridge tastes good on a cold morning.
(=not caused by strong emotions)· He didn’t kill his wife in a moment of anger; it was cold-blooded murder.
 How hard did you hit him? He’s out cold.
· Most cold remedies have little effect.
 Teacakes should be served hot with butter.
 She shivered with fear and anger.
· There was a very cold spell in late November.
(=unfriendly)· I smiled and said "hello" but only got a cold stare.
 I’ve got a stinking cold.
British English (=an illness in which a lot of liquid comes out of your nose)
· She scrubbed her hands under the cold tap.
 Police tracked him to Valencia and there the trail went cold (=they could not find any signs of him).
also it turns cold/nasty etc Then it turned cold and started to rain.
 Dave had been quite wrong to call Michelle cold and unfeeling.
· The water in the pool was pretty cold.
· The weather was cold and grey.
· I was too cold and wet to keep going.
· There was a cold wind this afternoon.
· That winter was particularly cold.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· He caught a bad cold and, thinking that the disease had returned, took his life.· On Sunday, she is nursing a bad cold.· He had a bad cold and was shivering inside his dressing gown.· Q: My 10-year old developed a bad cold with fever and a hard cough last week.· He developed a bad cold and had to stay in bed much of the time.· Most will never know for sure if what they have is mild flu or a bad cold.· If people have a bad cold, the nasal cavity gets blocked up and so they can not say the sounds properly.· Then two more girls in the family, ages two and twelve, suffered bad colds.
· Nothing for certain but the dark weather and the bitter cold.· Mormons sang and danced to fight off the bitter cold of Iowa in winter.· I got dressed quickly in the bitter cold of the room, and washed when I could.· Hunger and the bitter cold would have reduced bird numbers and driven species to flock in the open fields.· When she emerged into the car park the bitter cold enveloped her insidiously; it had been so much milder in Keyhole.
· Human problems in extreme cold are both physiological and environmental.· Insects that winter on land, under snow, among rocks and vegetation or in soil are similarly exposed to extreme cold.· More extreme cold is tiresome as well as dangerous.· It is effective over a wide temperature range although lighting may be difficult in extreme cold.· The last few years have seen widespread damage to homes through storms, floods, extreme cold and subsidence caused by drought.
· It was freezing cold in all the rooms.· It was cascading rain and freezing cold.· It was freezing cold and we didn't go inside anywhere.· Then, in the freezing cold of London in February 1969, his feet swelled up.· In the freezing cold and pitch dark, families were driven to clinging to the roof.· We stayed in a frontier hotel about 6,000 feet up, in a night of freezing cold.
· Are they like heavy colds - something unpleasant but best ignored as they will soon go away?· In babies and young children, the symptoms can be confused with a heavy cold.· Sea colour of a heavy cold.
· Does your relationship run hot and cold?
· She found she was shivering as if she were icy cold.· Paul D felt icy cold in the place Sethe had been before Beloved came.· My chest felt icy cold and I had difficulty in breathing.· The next day was icy cold.· It seemed to her that her heart had been crushed in metal hands, icy cold and shining.· Her sharp nose was icy cold and her face wet with rain.· Jim shuddered, and not from the icy cold which now knotted his every muscle.· Winter was exceptionally hard: icy cold and damp, all life arrested.
· The intense cold radiating from the weapon will slay anyone it cuts.· As her subjects prepared for action, she encountered and noted the physical hardships that prevailed, notably the intense cold.
NOUN
· To him, it must have seemed ice cold, indifferent.· Violent thirst for ice cold, and refreshing drinks; dry mouth and throat.· The food is hearty, and the Schnapps ice cold.
· Her lips moved constantly and her pale body was damp with perspiration, even though the room was winter cold.· I sometimes picture to myself both you and Mrs. Mitchell suffering from the winter colds and fogs.
VERB
· He caught a bad cold and, thinking that the disease had returned, took his life.· He had enjoyed himself by our fire, but had caught a tremendous cold as soon as he left the mountains.· After addressing a public meeting in support of extending the franchise to agricultural workers he had caught a severe cold.· If Match sneezes, Ankh-Morpork catches a cold.· When he started to tremble, he figured this was the best way to catch a cold.· Then she had caught a very nasty cold which would not budge.· I may be catching a cold.
· It's a wicked Sin to let good food get cold.· Going on vacation is a lot like getting a cold.· You're not getting a cold are you, darling?· The walk to the town centre is long enough to invigorate me and short enough to avoid getting miserable from the cold.· Then suddenly I get all cold, and I have to jump around a bit to get warm.
· They arrived back at Chepstow Villas just before nine, shivering from the cold.· My hand hurt just as much and now I was shivering with cold.· My skinny body shivered in the cold of the basement pool.
· I sometimes picture to myself both you and Mrs. Mitchell suffering from the winter colds and fogs.· At the time, the Kremlin said Yeltsin was suffering merely from a cold.· Then two more girls in the family, ages two and twelve, suffered bad colds.
· Autumn became winter and it turned steely cold.· His throat was a bit sore anyway, and with luck it might turn into a cold.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • But 20 years have at least seen her interests come in from the cold.
  • But we have come in from the cold to bring back a sneak preview.
  • Never come in from the cold and toast by a hot fire.
  • Timothy Cranmer did not come in from the cold, exactly.
  • Voice over Another faithful sign that winter is truly upon us, is when wildlife comes in from the cold.
  • Who exactly was coming in from the cold?
  • These trade negotiations have left farmers out in the cold.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • He wrote that it was not as he had pictured it as the weather was bitterly cold and wet with some snow.
  • I wasn't annoyed except that it was bitterly cold, freezing.
  • It is bitterly cold outside today, but probably not cold enough to trigger the payments.
  • It was bitterly cold and it was raining.
  • It was a Friday and bitterly cold.
  • On the bitterly cold morning of Sunday 13 November 1715 the two armies were woken respectively by bagpipes and trumpets.
  • We all know how bitterly cold it is now outside; it is not very cold here, of course.
  • When morning came, bitterly cold and still dark, she had made up her mind.
  • He murdered the old man in cold blood.
  • The killers hunted Pedro down like an animal and murdered him in cold blood.
  • A deed planned in cold blood may appear very different to the perpetrator if he ever gets round to carrying it out.
  • And I know of men who claim that they could murder in anger but never in cold blood.
  • But the temptations of the Flesh were different: they could not be dealt with in cold blood.
  • But was it necessary to kill my men in cold blood?
  • Mrs Heron was murdered in cold blood in a crime which to date has appeared to have no motive.
  • The Kashmiri police say he was taken into custody as a suspect, tortured and shot in cold blood.
  • They hunted Pedro down like an animal and murdered him in cold blood.
  • They would have been murdered in cold blood.
  • But whenever she passed the wood the tales rushed back into her mind and made her blood run cold.
  • Ex-inmate Tony Cohla told yesterday how the thought of ever returning to Ashworth makes his blood run cold.
  • He said their evidence had made his blood run cold.
  • I can't tell what he wants - he keeps blowing hot and cold.
  • In our dealings with the police we have found that they can blow hot and cold. Sometimes they are keen to have media help in solving a crime, other times they are more reluctant.
  • Some of these young officers blow hot and cold.
  • Ben, naked except for the strait-jacket, and blue with cold, was heaving and struggling and bellowing.
  • Doug emerges from the cabin looking blue with cold.
  • Gerda approached Kay, who was blue with cold but oblivious to his predicament because of the ice in his heart.
  • A declaration of love, or the cold shoulder.
  • Giving the cold shoulder to his usual tipple, Ian Knight raises his coffee cup to Drinkwise Day.
  • She was sure that at some point she'd given some one the cold shoulder and hurt them badly without noticing.
  • So they have given girlfriends the cold shoulder.
► put something in cold storage
  • The business won't go bankrupt, but that's cold comfort to the 15 people who lost their jobs.
  • But this opposition misleads; charisma is cold comfort without expert management.
  • Erratic hot winds kept the air thick with dust, and the fan gave small comfort to the feverish, aching children.
  • Now, even these small comforts must be questioned.
  • Perhaps it was ready? Small comfort, through ten guilt-ridden days.
  • Precedent, however, suggests that his comments will offer only cold comfort to Mr Jiang and Mr Li.
  • Rosy statistics on aggregate food production offer small comfort to nations that can not afford a seat at the banquet.
  • The survival of slimmed-down companies is small comfort for people made redundant.
  • They could explore the area, learn its resources and contrive small comforts in their rooms.
  • Don't go out without a coat! You'll catch your death of cold!
  • And that incentive was increased when they got personal recognition and satisfaction from doing it better than ever before.
  • He says the new films are better than ever.
  • Organised by the Alton and District Arts Council, the week promises to be better than ever.
  • The moviemaking machine that Walt Disney created sixty years ago is working better than ever today.
  • The National Health Service is now better than ever.
  • The opportunities now are better than ever.
  • This year's attractions are bigger and better than ever, with events running from Tuesday to Saturday.
  • Watermen talked about their catches so far this year, which they said have been better than ever.
► ever so cold/wet/nice etc
  • But this sector was the first to feel the heat of intense competition and spiralling development costs.
  • He could feel the heat as he entered.
  • He got up and wobbled, wiping blindly at his wet face, not even feeling the cold.
  • He must have been feeling the heat with all that weight to carry about, but he looked quite cheerful and relaxed.
  • I felt the heat hit my face as I stared through the opening with narrowed eyes.
  • Meanwhile, several small fire districts in San Diego County are feeling the heat from Proposition 218.
  • You can feel the cold winds whipping across the barren island of Smuttynose as Maren relates her disturbing story.
  • Fancy standing back to the North Sea for ten hours or more handling cold fish!
  • I know people thought I was a real cold fish, but what could I do?
  • Lord Halifax was a cold fish, a man of steely rectitude, a religious man.
  • They think we are cold fish and sloppy in our appearance.
  • Paula was going hot and cold by now.
  • She went hot and cold, dizzy with confusion.
  • Some of these young officers blow hot and cold.
  • Paula was going hot and cold by now.
  • She went hot and cold, dizzy with confusion.
  • During the merciless heat of noon one of the frailer females collapsed, far from any possible shelter.
  • Mieno is pouring cold water on the report before she's even seen it.
  • Arsenal were in the final, but Chapman poured cold water on hopes for the Double.
  • Clarisa picked him up and we poured cold water over his hand.
  • He started to pour cold water over me, inpart to staunch the blood, inpart to revive me.
  • It ends stone-cold sober, with thoughts of careers and family.
  • They had drunk a great deal and the night was warm, but on a sudden they were both stone-cold sober.
► stupid with cold/sleep/shock etc
  • But just watch them explore picture books and the bookseller breaks into a cold sweat.
  • By the time the glasses were finally filled, Sam was in a cold sweat.
  • He crouched in a cold sweat as the black Lab scratched at the door; growling.
  • I don't know how or why it worked, but I stopped waking up in a cold sweat.
  • I spent the next week and a half in a cold sweat.
  • I was bathed in a cold sweat.
  • Such a nightmare was enough to make even the most fearless security officer break out in a cold sweat.
  • The thought of it brought him out in a cold sweat as he ran desperately on.
  • Harvesting began early in Bordeaux as well, due to unseasonably warm weather.
  • It was mid-summer, and unseasonably warm for Glasgow.
  • The cherry tree was coming into blossom, encouraged by the unseasonably warm sunshine.
  • The mid-afternoon sun was still unseasonably warm, and there were children bathing in the sea.
  • The night being unseasonably warm, most of the windows were wide open.
  • The spring day was unseasonably warm, and after two hour's tuition she went into the clubhouse.
1[countable] a common illness that makes it difficult to breathe through your nose and often makes your throat hurt:  I’ve got a bad cold. Keep your feet dry so you don’t catch a cold. → common cold2[uncountable] (also the cold) a low temperature or cold weather:  I was shivering with cold. Don’t go out in the cold without your coat!you’ll catch your death of cold British English (=used to warn someone that they may become very ill if they do not keep themselves warm in cold weather)3come in from the cold to become accepted or recognized, especially by a powerful group of people4leave somebody out in the cold informal to not include someone in an activity:  He chose to favour us one at a time and the others were left out in the cold.COLLOCATIONSverbshave (got) a cold· She’s staying at home today because she’s got a cold.be getting a cold (=be starting to have a cold)· I think I might be getting a cold.catch a cold (=start to have one)· I caught a cold and had to miss the match.come down with a cold (also go down with a cold British English) informal (=catch one)· A lot of people go down with colds at this time of year.be suffering from a cold formal (=have one)· He was suffering from a cold and not his usual energetic self.suffer from colds formal (=have colds)· Some people suffer from more colds than others.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + colda bad cold· If you have a bad cold, just stay in bed.a nasty cold (also a heavy cold British English) (=a bad one)· He sounded as if he had a heavy cold.a streaming cold British English (=in which a lot of liquid comes from your nose)· You shouldn’t go to work if you’ve got a streaming cold.a slight cold· It’s only a slight cold – I’ll be fine tomorrow.a chest cold (=affecting your chest)· He’s coughing all the time with a bad chest cold.a head cold (=affecting your nose and head)· A bad head cold can sometimes feel like flu.the common cold formal· There are hundreds of viruses that cause the common cold.
cold1 adjectivecold2 nouncold3 adverb
coldcold3 adverb Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • He looked at me coldly, but said nothing.
  • Judy stopped cold, and waited for the laughter to finish.
  • The woman coldly told us to mind our own business.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorcold weather
· This is the coldest winter we've had in years.· a cold January eveningit's cold (=the weather is cold) · Put your gloves on - it's cold outside today.it gets cold · It gets really cold here at night.cold weather · The layer of fat below a goose's skin protects it from cold weather.
cold weather - use this to emphasize how unpleasant and uncomfortable it is outside: · Come in. Don't stand out there in the cold.
cold, but not extremely cold: · a chilly morning in Aprilit's chilly (=the weather is chilly): · It's a little chilly out here - I think we'll go inside.it gets/turns chilly: · Temperatures were in the 80s on Tuesday, but it turned chilly Wednesday afternoon.
informal a little cold: · The weather's getting warmer, but the mornings are still nippy.it's nippy (=the weather is nippy): · I'm going indoors. It's a little nippy out here.
very cold, when everything is covered in a thin white layer of ice, and the sky is often bright and clear: · They were both shivering slightly from the frosty air.· It was a frosty autumn morning with spiders' webs glistening in the frozen grass.
cold with snow or rain, and typical of the weather you often have in winter: · We can expect a few wintry showers on the northern hills.· Outside it was a cold wintry day, but Anne felt safe and warm inside by the fire.
a period of several days or weeks when the weather is much colder than usual: · Last month's cold spell was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of old people.· The price of firewood usually shoots up during cold spells.
a sudden short period of very cold weather: · It was a wintry day in April in the middle of an unexpected cold snap.
extremely cold weather
extremely cold, so that water turns to ice: · The freezing weather continued all through February.it's freezing/freezing cold: · How can you stand to be out here without a coat? It's freezing!
extremely cold so that it almost hurts you to be outdoors: · We arrived in Chicago during the bitterly cold winter of 1935.· a bitter east windit's bitterly cold: · Don't go out tonight. It's bitterly cold.
: arctic conditions/winds/chill extremely cold, usually with ice and snow: · I wouldn't take the car out in these arctic conditions.· He could feel the arctic chill creeping into the cabin.
temperatures that are very cold and below the point at which water freezes: · Subzero temperatures can be expected for the next few days.· Thousands of refugees are spending tonight on a mountainside in subzero temperatures.
pleasantly cold weather
cold in a pleasant way, especially after the weather has been hot: · a cool sea breeze· Although the days are very hot, it's much cooler at night.
especially British pleasantly cold and windy: · We walked towards the sea with a fresh breeze blowing in our faces.· The hot weather will continue today, but tomorrow will be fresher with cool, westerly winds.
pleasantly cold, dry, and clear: · I love to be out of doors on these bright, crisp autumn mornings.· The weather was crisp and clear and you could see the mountains fifty miles away.
cold, fresh and clear in a way that makes you feel healthy and cheerful: · Hank loved the feel of the bracing sea air against his face.· Tourists are attracted by the beautiful scenery and bracing mountain climate.
person
feeling cold: · Dad, I'm cold. Can I put the heater on?· Your hands are really cold!feel cold: · He woke up in the middle of the night feeling cold.look cold: · Come and sit by the fire. You look cold.
also frozen British spoken feeling very cold and uncomfortable: · How much longer do we have to wait out her? I'm freezing.· You look absolutely frozen.
to shake a little because you are cold: · I was shivering in my thin sleeping bag.shiver with cold: · They were forced to wait outside for hours, shivering with cold.
to be so cold that your skin turns slightly blue: · He was huddled into his coat, his face blue with cold.· Look at her. The poor girl's quite blue with cold.
British /have goosebumps American to have small raised areas on your skin because you are cold: · She was shivering, her arms and legs covered in goosepimples.· Why don't you put something else on? You've got goosebumps.
if your teeth are chattering you are so cold that your teeth keep knocking together and you cannot stop them: · Her teeth were chattering with cold.
place/room
· I love being in a warm bed in a cold room.· He waited an hour for the train on a cold platform.it's cold · Why is it always so cold in here?
cold in a pleasant way, especially when the weather is hot: · Medicine should always be stored in a cool place.it's cool: · It's much cooler over here in the shade.
a little too cold for you to feel comfortable: · They have to get washed and dressed in a chilly bathroom.it's chilly: · It's chilly in the house, even when it's sunny outside.
British /drafty American a room that is draughty has cold air blowing into it from outside: · The two women live in a drafty old farmhouse.it's draughty/drafty: · It's so draughty in here. Is there a window open?
extremely cold, so that you feel very uncomfortable: · The little children sat in rows in the freezing classroom.it's freezing: · It's absolutely freezing in the basement.
liquid/object/surface
having a low temperature: · I wanted to swim, but the water was too cold.· a cold stone floor
extremely cold: · His friends pulled him from the freezing water.freezing cold: · The river is freezing cold this time of year.
pleasantly cold but not very cold: · Ruth put her cool hand on my burning forehead.· I slid into bed between cool white sheets.
food/drink
· I want something cold like an ice cream bar.· Most white wine tastes best when served very cold.
cooked food that is cold is cooked but no longer hot: · They provided a selection of cold meats.· You can serve the quiche hot or cold.get cold/go cold: · Come eat your dinner before it gets cold.stone cold (=completely cold): · By the time I got off the phone, my coffee was stone cold.
pleasantly cold to eat or drink but not very cold: · Can I interest you in a nice, cool drink?· Summer is the time for cool, refreshing fruit salads.
food and drinks that are chilled have been made very cold, especially by putting them on ice: · a bottle of chilled champagne
ice-cold drinks have been made extremely cold so that they are pleasant to drink, especially when you are very hot: · The kids were rewarded with ice-cold lemonade.· I could do with an ice-cold beer.
frozen food is stored at a very low temperature so that it freezes and can be kept for a long time: · frozen vegetables· All I had in the freezer was a couple of frozen pizzas.
to make food and drink cold
to make food cold when it has been hot or warm: · Blow on the soup first to cool it.· Cool the jam by stirring it before putting it into jars.
to make food or drink very cold, without freezing it: · Chill the salad for an hour or two before serving.· Put some ice in the sink, and we'll chill the drinks in there.
to make something extremely cold so that it freezes, in order to preserve it for a long time: · You can make a big batch and freeze some of it for later.· Don't freeze the rolls for longer than three weeks.
to put food or drink in a refrigerator in order to keep it cold and fresh: · Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough overnight.· Poultry, fish, and seafood should be kept refrigerated.
to get cold or colder
· It's getting colder - I guess winter's on its way.· Hey, John, your soup's getting cold.
if the weather or the wind turns cold or colder , it becomes much colder, usually suddenly: · I need to finish fixing the roof before the weather turns cold.· The wind had turned cold and Billy took off his coat and gave it to the girl.
if the temperature drops or falls it becomes colder, often much colder in a short period of time: · Fortunately the temperature never dropped low enough to freeze the pipes.drop 10/20/30 etc degrees: · The temperature dropped 10 degrees during the night.
if something cools down , it becomes colder after being hot: · It's been hot all summer, but it's finally starting to cool down a little.· If the engine overheats, switch it off and do not start it again until it has cooled down.
if hot food or some other hot substance cools , it becomes colder: · She took the cake out of the oven and left it on the kitchen table to cool.· Most liquids contract steadily as they cool.
unconscious
not able to see, hear, feel etc, usually for a short time, for example because you have taken a drug or been hit on the head: · There was a woman lying unconscious on the floor.· The unconscious man was carefully lifted onto a stretcher.
to be unconscious for a long time, because of a serious accident or illness: · Marina has been in a coma for the past four months.lie in a coma: · Jo Columbo lay in a coma, paralyzed by bullet wounds.
especially spoken to be unconscious: · The other boxer was out cold.
almost unconscious for a short time, and often unable to move, because you have had a shock, been hit on the head etc: · When the realization hit her, she just sat there looking dazed.· I stumbled from the room dazed and confused, completely disoriented by what had just happened.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 You were knocked out cold (=hit on the head so that you became unconscious).
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· The air had turned a little cooler.
· Some people find it hard to bear the heat in the summer.
· He opened the fridge and got out a can of ice-cold beer.
British English spoken (=get a very bad cold) Don’t stand out in the rain. You’ll catch your death.
· Scotland's climate is too cold for these plants to survive.
 a cold-blooded killer
 cold-blooded murder
 addicts who are made to go cold turkey
(=not much comfort)· The tax changes will provide cold comfort to people living on a pension.
 Apply a cold compress to the injury.
(=that shows in a very unfriendly way)· I noticed the icy contempt in his voice.
 She was deathly pale, and looked as if she might faint.
· They were all out in the garden, sipping cool drinks.
(=unfriendly or unkind)· He smiled, but his blue eyes were cold and cruel.
(=unfriendly and not showing any emotion)· Her eyes were cold and uncaring.
 Her hands felt rough. The house felt hot and stuffy.
· The cafeteria only serves cold food.
 We were freezing cold in the tent last night.
(=an area of warm or cold air)
(=used about someone who does not feel sympathy for other people)· It takes a hard heart not to be moved by these images of suffering.
 She’s in bed with a heavy cold.
 The bar serves hot and cold food.
· He was shivering with intense cold.
(=hit someone so hard that they fall unconscious) Simon could knock a man unconscious with one punch to the jaw.
(=light that seems slightly blue)· the cold light of the moon
· I can only drink milk if it’s really cold.
· Porridge tastes good on a cold morning.
(=not caused by strong emotions)· He didn’t kill his wife in a moment of anger; it was cold-blooded murder.
 How hard did you hit him? He’s out cold.
· Most cold remedies have little effect.
 Teacakes should be served hot with butter.
 She shivered with fear and anger.
· There was a very cold spell in late November.
(=unfriendly)· I smiled and said "hello" but only got a cold stare.
 I’ve got a stinking cold.
British English (=an illness in which a lot of liquid comes out of your nose)
· She scrubbed her hands under the cold tap.
 Police tracked him to Valencia and there the trail went cold (=they could not find any signs of him).
also it turns cold/nasty etc Then it turned cold and started to rain.
 Dave had been quite wrong to call Michelle cold and unfeeling.
· The water in the pool was pretty cold.
· The weather was cold and grey.
· I was too cold and wet to keep going.
· There was a cold wind this afternoon.
· That winter was particularly cold.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • He must have hit his head pretty hard. He's out cold.
  • At first I thought he must be out cold.
  • He stood outside the door and cried and then went and drank until he was out cold.
  • I crawled out cold, cramped, and feeling sick - to a world that seemed to have disappeared altogether.
  • The gunman lay on the floor, out cold in a puddle of wine.
  • The impact was so sudden and so fierce, it knocked me out cold.
  • The tarmac of the road Is velvet with sleep, the hills are out cold.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • He wrote that it was not as he had pictured it as the weather was bitterly cold and wet with some snow.
  • I wasn't annoyed except that it was bitterly cold, freezing.
  • It is bitterly cold outside today, but probably not cold enough to trigger the payments.
  • It was bitterly cold and it was raining.
  • It was a Friday and bitterly cold.
  • On the bitterly cold morning of Sunday 13 November 1715 the two armies were woken respectively by bagpipes and trumpets.
  • We all know how bitterly cold it is now outside; it is not very cold here, of course.
  • When morning came, bitterly cold and still dark, she had made up her mind.
  • He murdered the old man in cold blood.
  • The killers hunted Pedro down like an animal and murdered him in cold blood.
  • A deed planned in cold blood may appear very different to the perpetrator if he ever gets round to carrying it out.
  • And I know of men who claim that they could murder in anger but never in cold blood.
  • But the temptations of the Flesh were different: they could not be dealt with in cold blood.
  • But was it necessary to kill my men in cold blood?
  • Mrs Heron was murdered in cold blood in a crime which to date has appeared to have no motive.
  • The Kashmiri police say he was taken into custody as a suspect, tortured and shot in cold blood.
  • They hunted Pedro down like an animal and murdered him in cold blood.
  • They would have been murdered in cold blood.
  • But whenever she passed the wood the tales rushed back into her mind and made her blood run cold.
  • Ex-inmate Tony Cohla told yesterday how the thought of ever returning to Ashworth makes his blood run cold.
  • He said their evidence had made his blood run cold.
  • I can't tell what he wants - he keeps blowing hot and cold.
  • In our dealings with the police we have found that they can blow hot and cold. Sometimes they are keen to have media help in solving a crime, other times they are more reluctant.
  • Some of these young officers blow hot and cold.
  • Ben, naked except for the strait-jacket, and blue with cold, was heaving and struggling and bellowing.
  • Doug emerges from the cabin looking blue with cold.
  • Gerda approached Kay, who was blue with cold but oblivious to his predicament because of the ice in his heart.
  • A declaration of love, or the cold shoulder.
  • Giving the cold shoulder to his usual tipple, Ian Knight raises his coffee cup to Drinkwise Day.
  • She was sure that at some point she'd given some one the cold shoulder and hurt them badly without noticing.
  • So they have given girlfriends the cold shoulder.
► put something in cold storage
  • The business won't go bankrupt, but that's cold comfort to the 15 people who lost their jobs.
  • But this opposition misleads; charisma is cold comfort without expert management.
  • Erratic hot winds kept the air thick with dust, and the fan gave small comfort to the feverish, aching children.
  • Now, even these small comforts must be questioned.
  • Perhaps it was ready? Small comfort, through ten guilt-ridden days.
  • Precedent, however, suggests that his comments will offer only cold comfort to Mr Jiang and Mr Li.
  • Rosy statistics on aggregate food production offer small comfort to nations that can not afford a seat at the banquet.
  • The survival of slimmed-down companies is small comfort for people made redundant.
  • They could explore the area, learn its resources and contrive small comforts in their rooms.
  • Don't go out without a coat! You'll catch your death of cold!
  • And that incentive was increased when they got personal recognition and satisfaction from doing it better than ever before.
  • He says the new films are better than ever.
  • Organised by the Alton and District Arts Council, the week promises to be better than ever.
  • The moviemaking machine that Walt Disney created sixty years ago is working better than ever today.
  • The National Health Service is now better than ever.
  • The opportunities now are better than ever.
  • This year's attractions are bigger and better than ever, with events running from Tuesday to Saturday.
  • Watermen talked about their catches so far this year, which they said have been better than ever.
► ever so cold/wet/nice etc
  • But this sector was the first to feel the heat of intense competition and spiralling development costs.
  • He could feel the heat as he entered.
  • He got up and wobbled, wiping blindly at his wet face, not even feeling the cold.
  • He must have been feeling the heat with all that weight to carry about, but he looked quite cheerful and relaxed.
  • I felt the heat hit my face as I stared through the opening with narrowed eyes.
  • Meanwhile, several small fire districts in San Diego County are feeling the heat from Proposition 218.
  • You can feel the cold winds whipping across the barren island of Smuttynose as Maren relates her disturbing story.
  • Fancy standing back to the North Sea for ten hours or more handling cold fish!
  • I know people thought I was a real cold fish, but what could I do?
  • Lord Halifax was a cold fish, a man of steely rectitude, a religious man.
  • They think we are cold fish and sloppy in our appearance.
  • Paula was going hot and cold by now.
  • She went hot and cold, dizzy with confusion.
  • Some of these young officers blow hot and cold.
  • Paula was going hot and cold by now.
  • She went hot and cold, dizzy with confusion.
  • During the merciless heat of noon one of the frailer females collapsed, far from any possible shelter.
  • Mieno is pouring cold water on the report before she's even seen it.
  • Arsenal were in the final, but Chapman poured cold water on hopes for the Double.
  • Clarisa picked him up and we poured cold water over his hand.
  • He started to pour cold water over me, inpart to staunch the blood, inpart to revive me.
  • It ends stone-cold sober, with thoughts of careers and family.
  • They had drunk a great deal and the night was warm, but on a sudden they were both stone-cold sober.
► stupid with cold/sleep/shock etc
  • But just watch them explore picture books and the bookseller breaks into a cold sweat.
  • By the time the glasses were finally filled, Sam was in a cold sweat.
  • He crouched in a cold sweat as the black Lab scratched at the door; growling.
  • I don't know how or why it worked, but I stopped waking up in a cold sweat.
  • I spent the next week and a half in a cold sweat.
  • I was bathed in a cold sweat.
  • Such a nightmare was enough to make even the most fearless security officer break out in a cold sweat.
  • The thought of it brought him out in a cold sweat as he ran desperately on.
  • Harvesting began early in Bordeaux as well, due to unseasonably warm weather.
  • It was mid-summer, and unseasonably warm for Glasgow.
  • The cherry tree was coming into blossom, encouraged by the unseasonably warm sunshine.
  • The mid-afternoon sun was still unseasonably warm, and there were children bathing in the sea.
  • The night being unseasonably warm, most of the windows were wide open.
  • The spring day was unseasonably warm, and after two hour's tuition she went into the clubhouse.
1American English suddenly and completely:  Paul stopped cold. ‘What was that noise?’2out cold informal unconscious:  He drank until he was out cold. You were knocked out cold (=hit on the head so that you became unconscious).3without preparation:  I can’t just get up there and make a speech cold!
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