Word Meaning

cold definition and meaning

n. A short ridge connecting two higher elevations or mountains; the pass over such a ridge.
n. Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.
n. Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold.
n. Not pungent or acrid.
n. Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved.
n. Unwelcome; disagreeable; unsatisfactory.
n. Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting.
n. Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent.
n. Not sensitive; not acute.
n. Distant; -- said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed.
n. Having a bluish effect. Cf. Warm, 8.
n. The relative absence of heat or warmth.
n. The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness.
n. A morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh.
v. i. To become cold.

Crossword clues for cold

- A mountain pass
- Mountain pass
- Mountain route
- Pass
- Absence of heat
- Chilly
- Common ailment
- Easygoing
- Frigid
- Frigidity
- Frosty
- Lack of warmth
- Lacking warmth
- Respiratory infection
- Unfeeling
- Winter weather
- Without heat