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How to pronounce cold
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What does cold mean?
adjHaving a low temperature.
“A cold wind whistled through the trees.”
Causing the air to be cold.
“The forecast is that it will be very cold today.”
Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
“She was so cold she was shivering.”
nounA condition of low temperature.
“Come in, out of the cold.”
A harsh place; a place of abandonment.
“The former politician was left out in the cold after his friends deserted him.”
A common, usually harmless, usually viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.
“I caught a miserable cold and had to stay home for a week”
advAt a low temperature.
“The steel was processed cold.”
Without preparation.
“The speaker went in cold and floundered for a topic.”
In a cold, frank, or realistically honest manner.
“Now Little Bo Peep cold lost her sheep / And Rip van Winkle fell the hell asleep”
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