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(of a thing) Having a low temperature.

Example: A cold wind whistled through the trees.

(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

Example: The forecast is that it will be very cold today.

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.

Example: She was so cold she was shivering.

Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.

Example: She shot me a cold glance before turning her back.

A condition of low temperature.

Example: Come in, out of the cold.

(with 'the') A harsh place; a place of abandonment.

Example: The former politician was left out in the cold after his friends deserted him.

A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.

Example: I caught a miserable cold and had to stay home for a week

Rheum, sleepy dust

While at low temperature.

Example: The steel was processed cold.

Without preparation.

Example: The speaker went in cold and floundered for a topic.

With finality.

Example: I knocked him out cold.

In a cold, frank, or realistically honest manner.