| 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 |
| cold storage | refrigerated storage for preservation |
snub
cut cold shoulder | a refusal to recognize someone you know, the snub was clearly intentional |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
cold front
polar front | the front of an advancing mass of colder air |
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 |
| 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 |
| catch cold | come down with a cold |
slight
cold-shoulder | pay no attention to, disrespect, She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance |
| cold-cream | put cold cream on one's face |
knock cold
knock out
kayo | knock unconscious or senseless, the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds |
coldwork
cold work | shape (metal) without heat |
throw cold water on
pour cold water on | be discouraging or negative about |
| cold | lacking the warmth of life, cold in his grave |
| cold | of a seeker, far from the object sought |
| cold | unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication, the boxer was out cold, pass out cold |
cold sober
stone-sober | totally sober |
| cold | feeling or showing no enthusiasm, a cold audience, a cold response to the new play |
| cold | having lost freshness through passage of time, a cold trail, dogs attempting to catch a cold scent |
| cold | having 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 |
| ice-cold | as cold as ice |
| stone-cold | completely cold, by the time he got back to his coffee it was stone-cold |