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cold adj
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cold-hearted — c.1600, from COLD (Cf. cold) (adj.) + HEARTED (Cf. hearted). Originally in Shakespeare. O.E. had cealdheort (adj.) cruel … Etymology dictionary
cold-drawn — coldˈ drawn adjective 1. (of metal, wire, etc) drawn through a die without heating 2. (of vegetable oil) subjected to pressure without heat • • • Main Entry: ↑cold * * * adj. (of metal) drawn out into a wire or bar while cold Derivatives: cold… … Useful english dictionary
cold-rolled — coldˈ rolled adjective (of metal) rolled without heating • • • Main Entry: ↑cold * * * adj. Metallurgy (of metal) having been rolled into sheets while cold, resulting in a smooth hard finish Derivatives: cold rolling n … Useful english dictionary
cold — {{11}}cold (adj.) O.E. cald (Anglian), ceald (W.Saxon) cold, cool (adj.), coldness, from P.Gmc. *kaldaz (Cf. O.Fris., O.S. kald, O.H.G., Ger. kalt, O.N. kaldr, Goth. kalds cold ), possibly a pp. adjective of *kal /*kol , from PIE root *gel /*gol … Etymology dictionary
cold — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the human body. 2 not heated; cooled after being heated. 3 (of a person) feeling cold. 4 lacking ardour, friendliness, or affection; undemonstrative,… … Useful english dictionary
cold — [kōld] adj. [ME < OE (Anglian) cald < IE base * gel , cold > COOL, Ger kalt, L gelidus] 1. of a temperature significantly or noticeably lower than average, normal, expected, or comfortable; very chilly; frigid [a cold wind] 2. a) without … English World dictionary
cold-water — [kōld′wôt΄ər, kōld′wät΄ər] adj. designating a room, apartment, etc. that is not provided with hot water or, sometimes, a bathroom [a cold water flat] * * * cold wa·ter (kōldʹwô tər, wŏtʹər) adj. Lacking modern plumbing or heating facilities: a… … Universalium
cold — adj 1. heatless, sunless, cool, chill, chilly, nippy, unheated, unwarmed; frigid, icy, algid, gelid, freezing, ice cold; frosty, wintry, brumal, hibernal, snowy, hoary, rimy; arctic, glacial, polar, hyperborean, hyperboreal, Siberian; bitter,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
cold-blooded — adj 1.) not showing or involving any emotions or pity for other people s suffering ▪ a cold blooded killer ▪ cold blooded murder 2.) a cold blooded animal, such as a snake, has a body temperature that changes with the temperature of the air or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cold-blooded — cold′ blood′ed or cold′blood′ed adj. 1) zool. of or designating animals, as fishes and reptiles, whose blood temperature ranges from the freezing point upward, in accordance with the temperature of the surrounding medium 2) done or acting without … From formal English to slang
