
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)cold, common colda mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)“will they never find a cure for the common cold?” (n)cold, coldnessthe sensation produced by low temperatures“he shivered from the cold”,
“the cold helped clear his head” Adjectives
(a)coldhaving 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”,
“a cold room”,
“dinner has gotten cold”,
“cold fingers”,
“if you are cold, turn up the heat”,
“a cold beer” (a)coldextended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion“a cold unfriendly nod”,
“a cold and unaffectionate person”,
“a cold impersonal manner”,
“cold logic”,
“the concert left me cold” (s)coldhaving lost freshness through passage of time“a cold trail”,
“dogs attempting to catch a cold scent” (s)cold(color) giving no sensation of warmth“a cold bluish grey” (s)coldmarked by errorless familiarity“had her lines cold before rehearsals started” (s)cold, stale, dusty, moth-eatenlacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new“moth-eaten theories about race”,
“stale news” (s)coldso intense as to be almost uncontrollable“cold fury gripped him” (s)cold, frigidsexually unresponsive“was cold to his advances”,
“a frigid woman” (s)coldfeeling or showing no enthusiasm“a cold audience”,
“a cold response to the new play” (s)coldunconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication“the boxer was out cold”,
“pass out cold” (s)coldof a seeker; far from the object sought (s)coldlacking the warmth of life“cold in his grave”