(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?”
(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”