Words · Very common
cold
/koʊld/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- adjective
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
a cold climate
- adjective
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
a cold unfriendly nod
- noun
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
will they never find a cure for the common cold?
- noun
the absence of heat
the coldness made our breath visible
- adjective
having lost freshness through passage of time
a cold trail