cold turkey | complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent, he quit smoking cold turkey, she quit her job cold turkey |
effort elbow grease exertion travail sweat | use of physical or mental energy, hard work, he got an A for effort, they managed only with great exertion |
cold storage | refrigerated storage for preservation |
snub cut cold shoulder | a refusal to recognize someone you know, the snub was clearly intentional |
athletic sock sweat sock varsity sock | a sock worn for athletic events |
cold cathode | a cathode that is a source of electrons without being heated |
cold chisel set chisel | narrow chisel made of steel, used to cut stone or bricks |
cold cream coldcream face cream vanishing cream | a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin |
cold frame | protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold |
cold medicine | medicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common cold |
cold-water flat | an apartment without modern conveniences |
sauna sweat room | a Finnish steam bath, steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks |
sweat bag | a porous bag (usually of canvas) that holds water and cools it by evaporation |
sweat pants sweatpants | loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs, worn by athletes |
sweat suit sweatsuit sweats workout suit | garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt |
coldness cold low temperature frigidity frigidness | the absence of heat, the coldness made our breath visible, come in out of the cold, cold is a vasoconstrictor |
sweat duct | a small duct that conveys sweat from a sudoriferous gland to the surface of the skin |
sweat gland sudoriferous gland | any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration |
perspiration sweat sudor | salty fluid secreted by sweat glands, sweat poured off his brow |
cold coldness | the sensation produced by low temperatures, he shivered from the cold, the cold helped clear his head |
cold water | disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation, she poured cold water on the whole idea of going to Africa |
cold turkey | a blunt expression of views, I told him cold turkey |
cold comfort | very limited consolation or empathy, he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me |
cold feet | timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action, I was going to tell him but I got cold feet |
cold cuts | sliced assorted cold meats |
cold cereal dry cereal | a cereal that is not heated before serving |
stuffed tomato cold stuffed tomato | tomato cases filled with various salad mixtures and served cold |
cold duck | pink sparkling wine originally from Germany |
cold fish | an aloof unemotional person |
cold wave | a wave of unusually cold weather |
cold weather | a period of unusually cold weather |
sweat | condensation of moisture on a cold surface, the cold glasses were streaked with sweat |
cold front polar front | the front of an advancing mass of colder air |
sweat equity | interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance |
ready cash cold cash ready money | money in the form of cash that is readily available, his wife was always a good source of ready cash, he paid cold cash for the TV set |
cold fusion | nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures, claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken |
cold war | a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare |
Cold War | a state of political hostility that existed from untilbetween countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States |
cold storage | in a state of abeyance or postponement |
oral herpes herpes labialis cold sore fever blister | caused by herpes simplex virus type (HSV-) |
cold common cold | a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs), will they never find a cure for the common cold? |
head cold | a common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headache |
dry gangrene cold gangrene mumification necrosis mummification | (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color |
fret stew sweat lather swither | agitation resulting from active worry, don't get in a stew, he's in a sweat about exams |
cold sweat | the physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill, associated with fear |
cold rubber | a rubber made at low temperatures ( degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires |
cold spell cold snap | a spell of cold weather |
sweat off | lose weight by sweating, I sweated off pounds in the sauna |
sweat sudate perspire | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin, Exercise makes one sweat |
catch cold | come down with a cold |