English-Thai Dictionary
cold
ADJ หนาว (อากาศ หนาว จัด เย็น เย็น ยะเยือก cool chilly frigid icy freezing frosty nippy snappy gelid bitter glacial hot warm heated nao
cold
ADJ เย็น (น้ำ เครื่องดื่ม cool icy freezing frosty glacial hot warm yen
cold
ADJ เย็นชา เยือกเย็น ไร้ความรู้สึก เฉยเมย ไม่แยแส cool unfeeling callous heartless chilly icy frigid frosty clammy chilled cold-blooded hot yen-cha
cold
ADJ เย็นตา (สี yen-tar
cold
ADV กะทันหัน โดย ไม่ได้ เตรียม ไว้ ล่วงหน้า ka-tan-han
cold
ADV โดยสิ้นเชิง ทั้งสิ้น absolutely completely doi-sin-cheng
cold
N ความ หนาวเย็น ความ หนาว ความ เย็น coldness frozeness chilliness frostiness frost nip bitterness chill coolness iciness frigidity freeze glaciation gelidity warmth heat kwam-nao-yen
cold
N อุณ หภูมิ ใต้ ศูนย์ องศา frost freeze un-ha-pum-tai-sun-ong-sar
cold
N ไข้หวัด หวัด โรคหวัด flu fever influenza kai-wad
cold blood
SL เบียร์ bia
cold call
SL โทรศัพท์ หรือ แวะ มาหา เพื่อ ขาย สินค้า to-ra-sab-rue-wae-ma-ha-puea-kai-sin-ka
cold coffee
SL เบียร์ bia
cold comfort
IDM คำ ปลอบ ที่ ไร้ประโยชน์ คำ ปลอบ ที่ ไม่มีผล kam-plob-ti-rai-pra-yod
cold cream
N ครีมล้างหน้า (ที่ มี น้ำมัน เพื่อ ป้องกัน ผิวหน้า แห้ง krim-lang-na
cold feet
N ความกลัว kwam-klua
cold frame
N ที่ ครอบ ต้นไม้ (เพื่อ รักษา ต้นอ่อน ti-khrob-ton-mai
cold pop
SL เบียร์ bia
cold shoulder
SL อาการ เมินเฉย อาการ ไม่ใส่ใจ the cold shoulder ar-kan-moen-chei
cold sore
N แผล พุพอง (ซึ่ง เกิด จาก เชื้อไวรัส มัก เกิดขึ้น บริเวณ ปาก หรือ จมูก แผล เปื่อย pare-pu-pong
cold storage
N การ แช่เย็น การ เก็บ ไว้ ในที่ เย็น kan-chae-yen
cold storage
N ห้องเย็น (สำหรับ เก็บ อาหาร หรือ อย่าง อื่น cold store hong-yen
cold store
N ห้องเย็น (สำหรับ เก็บ อาหาร หรือ อย่าง อื่น cold storage hong-yen
cold sweat
N ภาวะ ความ ตื่นตกใจ กลัว pa-wa-kwam-tuen-tok-jai-klua
cold turkey
IDM อย่าง ทันที อย่าง ฉับพลัน yang-tan-ti
cold war
N สงครามเย็น สถานการณ์ ที่ ไม่ได้ สู้รบ กัน จริง ใน สนามรบ ระหว่าง 2 ประเทศ โดยเฉพาะ ระหว่าง อเมริกา และ รัสเซีย ภายหลัง สงครามโลกครั้งที่ 2 song-kam-yen
cold-blooded
A เกี่ยวกับ สัตว์ ที่ เลือดเย็น ที่ เลือดเย็น ไร้ความรู้สึก
cold-blooded
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ สัตว์เลือดเย็น kiao-kab-sad-luead-yen
cold-blooded
ADJ เลือดเย็น ไร้ความปรา ณี relentless pitiless unfeeling callous cruel inhuman ruthless luead-yen
cold-short
A ที่ เย็น จน เปราะ
coldbloodedly
ADV อย่าง เลือดเย็น relentlessly pitilessly yang-luead-yen
colder than a witches tit
SL หนาว สุดขั้ว nao-sud-kua
coldfish
SL คน ไร้อารมณ์ kon-rai-ar-rom
coldhearted
ADJ ที่ ใจ ไม่ รู้สึก รู้ สา ที่ ไม่เห็น ใจ unfeeling ti-jai-mai-ru-suek-ru-sa
coldly
ADV อย่าง ไร้อารมณ์ ความรู้สึก อย่าง เฉยเมย อย่าง เย็นชา yang-rai-ar-rom-kwam-ru-suek
coldness
N ความ เย็น ความ หนาวเย็น ความ หนาว cold frozeness chilliness frostiness frost nip bitterness chill coolness iciness frigidity freeze glaciation gelidity kwam-yen
coldness
N ความ เย็นชา ความเยือกเย็น ความ เฉยเมย cruelty frigidity hatred inclemency indifference inhospitality unconcern kwam-yen-cha
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COLD
a. 1. Not warm or hot; gelid, frigid; a relative term. A substance is cold to the touch, when it is less warm then the body, and when in contact, the heat of the body passes from the body to the substance; as cold air; a cold stone; cold water. It denotes a greater degree of the quality than cool.
2. Having the sensation of cold; chill; shivering, or inclined to shiver; as, I am cold.
3. Having cold qualities; as a cold plant.
4. Frigid; wanting passion, zeal or ardor; indifferent; unconcerned; not animated, or easily excited into action; as a cold spectator; a cold Christian; a cold lover, or friend; a cold temper.
Thou art neither cold nor hot. Revelation 3:15.
5. Not moving; unaffecting; not animated; not able to excite feeling; spiritless; as a cold discourse; a cold jest.
6. Reserved; coy; not affectionate, cordial or friendly; indicating indifference; as a cold look; a cold return of civilities; a cold reception.
7. Not heated by sensual desire.
8. Not hasty; not violent.
9. Not affecting the scent strongly.
1 . Not having the scent strongly affected.
COLD
n. 1. The sensation produced in animal bodies by the escape of heat, and the consequent contraction of the fine vessels. Also, the cause of that sensation. Heat expands the vessels, and cold contracts them; and the transition from an expanded to a contracted state is accompanied with a sensation to which, as well as to the cause of it, we give the denomination of cold. Hence cold is a privation of heat, or the cause of it.
2. A shivering; the effect of the contraction of the fine vessels of the body; chilliness, or chillness.
3. A disease; indisposition occasioned by cold; catarrh.
COLD-BLOODED
a. 1. Having cold blood.
2. Without sensibility, or feeling.
COLD-FINCH
n.A species of Motacilla, a bird frequenting the west of England, with the head and back of a brownish gray, the belly white, and the quill feathers and tail black.
COLD-HEARTED
a.Wanting passion or feeling; indifferent.
COLD-HEARTEDNESS
n.Want of feeling or sensibility.
COLDLY
adv. In a cold manner; without warmth; without concern; without ardor or animation; without apparent passion, emotion or feeling; with indifference or negligence; as, to answer one coldly; a proposition is coldly received.
COLDNESS
n. 1. Want of heat; as the coldness or water or air. When the heat or temperature of any substance is less than that of the animal body exposed to it, that state or temperature is called coldness.
2. Unconcern; indifference; a frigid state of temper; want of ardor, zeal, emotion, animation, or spirit; negligence; as, to receive an answer with coldness; to listen with coldness.
3. Want of apparent affection, or kindness; as, to receive a friend with coldness.
4. Coyness; reserve; indifference; as, to receive addresses with coldness.
5. Want of sensual desire; frigidity; chastity.
COLD-SHOT
a.Brittle when cold, as a metal.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COLD
Cold, a. [Compar. Colder; superl. Coldest.] Etym: [OE. cold, cald,AS. cald, ceald; akin to OS. kald, D. koud, G. kalt, Icel. kaldr, Dan. kold, Sw. kall, Goth. kalds, L. gelu frost, gelare to freeze. Orig. p. p. of AS. calan to be cold, Icel. kala to freeze. Cf. Cool, a., Chill, n.]
1. Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid. "The snowy top of cold Olympis." Milton.
2. Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold.
3. Not pungent or acrid. "Cold plants." Bacon
4. Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved. A cold and unconcerned spectator. T. Burnet. No cold relation is a zealous citizen. Burke.
5. Unwelcome; disagreeable; unsatisfactory. "Cold news for me. " "Cold comfort. " Shak.
6. Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting. What a deal of cold business doth a man misspend the better part of life in! B. Jonson. The jest grows cold. .. when in comes on in a second scene. Addison.
7. Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs ) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent.
8. Not sensitive; not acute. Smell this business with a sense as cold As is a dead man's nose. Shak.
9. Distant; -- said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed.
1 . (Paint. )
Defn: Having a bluish effect. Cf. Warm, 8. Cold abscess. See under Abscess. -- Cold blast See under Blast, n., 2. Cold blood. See under Blood, n., 8. -- Cold chill, an ague fit. Wright. -- Cold chisel, a chisel of peculiar strength and hardness, for cutting cold metal. Weale. -- Cold cream. See under Cream. -- Cold slaw. See Cole slaw. -- In cold blood, without excitement or passion; deliberately. He was slain in cold blood after thefight was over. Sir W. Scott. To give one the cold shoulder, to treat one with neglect.
Syn. -- Gelid; bleak; frigid; chill; indifferent; unconcerned; passionless; reserved; unfeeling; stoical.
COLD
COLD Cold, n.
1. The relative absence of heat or warmth.
2. The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness. When she saw her lord prepared to part, A deadly cold ran shivering to her heart. Dryden.
3. (Med. )
Defn: A morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh. Cold sore (Med. ), a vesicular eruption appearing about the mouth as the result of a cold, or in the course of any disease attended with fever. -- To leave one out in the cold, to overlook or neglect him. [Colloq. ] Cold, v. i.
Defn: To become cold. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
COLD-BLOODED
COLD-BLOODED Cold "-blood `ed, a.
1. Having cold blood; -- said of fish or animals whose blood is but little warmer than the water or air about them.
2. Deficient in sensibility or feeling; hard-hearted.
3. Not thoroughbred; -- said of animals, as horses, which are derived from the common stock of a country.
COLDFINCH
COLDFINCH Cold "finch `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A British wagtail.
COLD-HEARTED
COLD-HEARTED Cold "-heart `ed, a.
Defn: Wanting passion or feeling; indifferent. -- Cold "-heart `ed *ness, n.
COLDISH
COLDISH Cold "ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat cold; cool; chilly.
COLDLY
COLDLY Cold "ly, adv.
Defn: In a cold manner; without warmth, animation, or feeling; with indifference; calmly. Withdraw unto some private place, And reason coldly of your grievances. Shak.
COLDNESS
COLDNESS Cold "ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being cold.
COLD-SHORT
COLD-SHORT Cold "-short `, a.
Defn: Brittle when cold; as, cold-short iron.
COLD-SHUT
COLD-SHUT Cold "-shut `, a. (Metal. )
Defn: Closed while too cold to become thoroughly welded; -- said of a forging or casting. -- n.
Defn: An imperfection caused by such insufficient welding.
COLD WAVE
COLD WAVE Cold " wave ". (Meteor. )
Defn: In the terminology of the United States Weather Bureau, an unusual fall in temperature, to or below the freezing point, exceeding 16º in twenty-four hours or 2 º in thirty-six hours, independent of the diurnal range.
New American Oxford Dictionary
cold
cold |kōld koʊld | ▶adjective 1 of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the human body: a freezing cold day | it's cold outside | a sharp, cold wind. • (of food or drink ) served or consumed without being heated or after cooling: a cold drink | serve hot or cold. • (of a person ) feeling uncomfortably cold: she was cold, and I put some more wood on the fire. • feeling or characterized by fear or horror: he suddenly went cold with a dreadful certainty | a cold shiver of fear. • informal unconscious: she was out cold . • dead: lying cold and stiff in a coffin. 2 lacking affection or warmth of feeling; unemotional: how cold and calculating he was | cold black eyes | cold politeness. • not affected by emotion; objective: cold statistics. • sexually unresponsive; frigid. • depressing or dispiriting; not suggestive of warmth: the cold, impersonal barrack-room | a cold light streamed through the window. • (of a color ) containing pale blue or gray. • ineffective in playing a game: Butler capitalized on Xavier's cold shooting. 3 (of the scent or trail of a hunted person or animal ) no longer fresh and easy to follow: the trail went cold. • (in children's games ) far from finding or guessing what is sought, as opposed to warm or nearing success. 4 without preparation or rehearsal; unawares: going into the test cold. ▶noun 1 a low temperature, esp. in the atmosphere; cold weather; a cold environment: my teeth chattered with the cold | they nearly died of cold. 2 a common viral infection in which the mucous membrane of the nose and throat becomes inflamed, typically causing running at the nose, sneezing, a sore throat, and other similar symptoms. ▶adverb informal completely; entirely: she knew world capitals cold by age nine. PHRASES as cold as ice (or stone or the grave, etc. ) very cold. catch (or take ) cold become infected with a cold. cold comfort poor or inadequate consolation: another drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the 2.74 million jobless. cold feet loss of nerve or confidence: some investors got cold feet and backed out. the cold light of day the objective realities of a situation: in the cold light of day it all seemed so ridiculous. the cold shoulder a show of intentional unfriendliness; rejection: why is even his own family giving him the cold shoulder? cold-shoulder someone reject or be deliberately unfriendly to someone. down cold see down 1. in cold blood without feeling or mercy; ruthlessly: the government forces killed them in cold blood. out in the cold ignored; neglected: the talks left the French out in the cold . throw (or pour ) cold water on be discouraging or negative about. DERIVATIVES cold ish |ˈkōldiSH |adjective, cold ness |ˈkōl (d )nəs |noun ORIGIN Old English cald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koud and German kalt, also to Latin gelu ‘frost. ’
cold-blooded
cold-blood ed |ˈkoʊld ˈˌblədəd | ▶adjective 1 (of a kind of animal ) having a body temperature varying with that of the environment; poikilothermic. 2 without emotion or pity; deliberately cruel or callous: a cold-blooded murder. DERIVATIVES cold-blood ed ly adverb, cold-blood ed ness noun
cold-call
cold-call ▶verb [ with obj. ] make an unsolicited call on (someone ), by telephone or in person, in an attempt to sell goods or services: (as noun cold-calling ) : severe new regulations against cold-calling. ▶noun ( cold call ) an unsolicited call of this kind.
cold cash
cold cash |koʊld kæʃ | ▶noun another term for hard cash.
cold cathode
cold cath ode ▶noun Electronics a cathode that emits electrons without being heated.
cold chisel
cold chis el ▶noun a chisel used for cutting metal.
cold-cock
cold-cock ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal knock (someone ) out, typically with a blow to the head.
cold cream
cold cream |ˈkoʊl (d ) ˌkrim | ▶noun a cosmetic preparation used for cleansing and softening the skin.
cold cuts
cold cuts |ˈkōld ˌkəts ˈkoʊld kəts | ▶plural noun slices of cold cooked or processed meats. See lunchmeat.
cold dark matter
cold dark mat ter (abbr.: CDM ) ▶noun see dark matter.
cold deck
cold deck ▶noun 1 informal a deck of cards that has been dishonestly arranged beforehand. 2 a pile of logs stored away from the immediate area where logging is taking place.
cold-drawn
cold-drawn ▶adjective (of metal ) drawn out into a wire or bar while cold. DERIVATIVES cold-draw ing noun
cold duck
cold duck |kəʊldˈdʌk | ▶noun a type of sparkling wine made from red wine and champagne.
cold frame
cold frame |ˈkoʊl (d ) ˌfreɪm | ▶noun a four-sided frame of boards with a removable glass or plastic top. The frame is placed on the ground and is used to house, protect, and harden off seedlings and small plants, without artificial heat.
cold front
cold front ▶noun Meteorology the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air, in particular the trailing edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system.
cold fusion
cold fu sion |koʊld ˈfjuʒən | ▶noun nuclear fusion occurring at or close to room temperature. Claims for its discovery in 1989 are generally held to have been mistaken.
cold-hearted
cold-heart ed |ˈkoʊld ˈˌhɑrdəd | ▶adjective lacking affection or warmth; unfeeling. DERIVATIVES cold-heart ed ly adverb, cold-heart ed ness noun
coldie
coldie |ˈkəʊldi | ▶noun ( pl. coldies ) Austral. informal a chilled can or bottle of beer.
Colditz
Colditz |ˈkəʊldɪts, ˈkɒl -| a medieval castle near Leipzig, used as a top-security camp for Allied prisoners in the Second World War.
cold light
cold light ▶noun Physics light accompanied by little or no heat; luminescence.
coldly
cold ly |ˈkōldlē ˈkoʊl (d )li | ▶adverb without affection or warmth of feeling; unemotionally: Derek looked at her coldly | a coldly contemptuous tone.
cold-molded
cold-mold ed ▶adjective (of an object ) molded from a resin that hardens without being heated. DERIVATIVES cold-mold ing noun
cold-rolled
cold-rolled ▶adjective Metallurgy (of metal ) having been rolled into sheets while cold, resulting in a smooth hard finish. DERIVATIVES cold-roll ing noun
cold-short
cold-short |ˈkəʊldʃɔːt | ▶adjective (of a metal ) brittle in its cold state. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Swedish kallskör, from kall ‘cold ’ + skör ‘brittle ’, later associated with short in the same sense.
cold snap
cold snap |koʊld snæp | ▶noun a sudden, brief spell of cold weather.
cold sore
cold sore |ˈkoʊl (d ) ˌsɔ (ə )r | ▶noun an inflamed blister in or near the mouth, caused by infection with the herpes simplex virus.
Cold Spring Harbor
Cold Spring Harbor a village on the north shore of Long Island in New York, in the town of Huntington, noted as a center for biological research; pop. 4,975 (2000 ).
cold start
cold start ▶noun an act of starting an engine or other machine at the ambient temperature. ▶verb ( cold-start ) [ with obj. ] start (an engine or machine ) at the ambient temperature.
cold storage
cold stor age |ˈkoʊl (d ) ˈˌstɔrɪʤ | ▶noun the keeping of something in a refrigerator or other cold place for preservation. • the temporary postponement of something: the project went into cold storage .
cold store
cold store |koʊld stɔ (ə )r | ▶noun a large refrigerated room for preserving food stocks at very low temperatures.
cold sweat
cold sweat |koʊld swɛt | ▶noun a state of sweating induced by fear, nervousness, or illness: he used to break into a cold sweat when he was called on in class.
cold table
cold table ▶noun Brit. a selection of dishes of cold food in a restaurant or at a formal meal.
cold turkey
cold tur key |ˈkoʊl (d ) ˈˌtərki | informal ▶noun the abrupt and complete cessation of taking a drug to which one is addicted: cold turkey, with no medication, is not recommended for those with medical conditions. ▶adverb in a sudden and abrupt manner: many banks have cut commercial builders off cold turkey.
cold war
cold war |ˈkoʊl (d ) ˈˌwɔ (ə )r | ▶noun a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, in particular: • ( the Cold War ) the state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990.
cold warrior
cold war |rior ▶noun a person who promotes a cold war.
cold wave
cold wave ▶noun 1 a spell of cold weather over a wide area. 2 a kind of permanent wave for the hair created by applying chemicals at room temperature.
cold-weld
cold-weld ▶verb [ with obj. ] join (a piece of metal ) to another without the use of heat, by forcing them together so hard that the surface oxide films are disrupted and adhesion occurs.
cold-work
cold-work ▶verb [ with obj. ] shape (metal ) while it is cold. ▶noun ( cold work ) the shaping of metal while it is cold.
Oxford Dictionary
cold
cold |kəʊld | ▶adjective 1 of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body: a freezing cold day | it's cold outside | a sharp, cold wind. • (of a person ) feeling uncomfortably cold: she was cold, and I put some more wood on the fire. • (of food or drink ) served or consumed without being heated or after cooling: a cold drink | serve hot or cold. • feeling or characterized by fear or horror: a cold shiver of fear. • [ as complement ] informal unconscious: she was out cold . • dead: lying cold and stiff in a coffin. 2 lacking affection or warmth of feeling; unemotional: how cold and calculating he was | her cold black eyes. • not affected by emotion; objective: cold statistics. • sexually unresponsive; frigid. • depressing or dispiriting; not suggestive of warmth: a cold light streamed through the window. • (of a colour ) containing pale blue or grey. 3 (of the scent or trail of a hunted person or animal ) no longer fresh and easy to follow: the trail went cold. • [ predic. ] (in children's games ) far from finding or guessing what is sought. 4 [ as complement ] without preparation or rehearsal: they went into the test cold. • informal at one's mercy: they had him cold. ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a low temperature; cold weather; a cold environment: my teeth chattered with the cold | they nearly died of cold. 2 a common infection in which the mucous membrane of the nose and throat becomes inflamed, typically causing running at the nose, sneezing, and a sore throat. ▶adverb N. Amer. informal completely; entirely: we stopped cold behind a turn in the staircase. PHRASES ( as ) cold as ice (or stone or the grave etc. ) very cold: her hand was as cold as ice. catch a cold (also catch cold ) become infected with a cold. • encounter difficulties. cold comfort poor or inadequate consolation: another drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the 2.74 million jobless. cold feet loss of nerve or confidence: after arranging to meet I got cold feet and phoned her saying I was busy. the cold shoulder a show of intentional unfriendliness; rejection: the new England manager gave him the cold shoulder . cold-shoulder someone reject or be deliberately unfriendly to someone. cold steel weapons such as swords or knives collectively. in cold blood without feeling or mercy; ruthlessly: the government forces killed them in cold blood. in the cold light of day when one has had time to consider a situation objectively: in the cold light of day it all seemed so ridiculous. out in the cold ignored; neglected: the talks left the French out in the cold . throw (or pour ) cold water on be discouraging or negative about. DERIVATIVES coldish adjective, coldness noun ORIGIN Old English cald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koud and German kalt, also to Latin gelu ‘frost ’.
cold-blooded
cold-blooded ▶adjective 1 denoting animals whose body temperature varies with that of the environment (e.g. fish ); poikilothermic. 2 without emotion or pity; deliberately cruel or callous: a cold-blooded murder. DERIVATIVES cold-bloodedly adverb, cold-bloodedness noun
cold-call
cold-call ▶verb [ with obj. ] make an unsolicited visit or telephone call to (someone ), in an attempt to sell goods or services. ▶noun ( cold call ) an unsolicited visit or telephone call made by someone trying to sell goods or services. DERIVATIVES cold-caller noun
cold cash
cold cash ▶noun North American term for hard cash.
cold cathode
cold cath |ode ▶noun Electronics a cathode that emits electrons without being heated.
cold chisel
cold chisel ▶noun a chisel used for cutting metal.
cold-cock
cold-cock ▶verb [ with obj. ] N. Amer. informal knock (someone ) out, typically with a blow to the head.
cold cream
cold cream ▶noun [ mass noun ] a cosmetic preparation used for cleansing and softening the skin.
cold cuts
cold cuts ▶plural noun chiefly N. Amer. slices of cold cooked meats.
cold dark matter
cold dark mat ¦ter ▶noun see dark matter.
cold deck
cold deck ▶noun 1 US informal a deck of cards which has been dishonestly arranged beforehand. 2 N. Amer. a pile of logs stored away from the immediate area where logging is taking place.
cold-drawn
cold-drawn ▶adjective (of metal ) drawn out into a wire or bar while cold. DERIVATIVES cold-drawing noun
cold duck
cold duck |kəʊldˈdʌk | ▶noun a type of sparkling wine made from red wine and champagne.
cold frame
cold frame ▶noun a frame with a glass top in which small plants are grown and protected without artificial heat.
cold front
cold front ▶noun Meteorology the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air, in particular the trailing edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system.
cold fusion
cold fu ¦sion ▶noun [ mass noun ] nuclear fusion supposedly occurring at or close to room temperature.
cold-hearted
cold-hearted ▶adjective lacking affection or warmth; unfeeling. DERIVATIVES cold-heartedly adverb, cold-heartedness noun
coldie
coldie |ˈkəʊldi | ▶noun ( pl. coldies ) Austral. informal a chilled can or bottle of beer.
Colditz
Colditz |ˈkəʊldɪts, ˈkɒl -| a medieval castle near Leipzig, used as a top-security camp for Allied prisoners in the Second World War.
cold light
cold light ▶noun [ mass noun ] Physics light accompanied by little or no heat; luminescence.
coldly
cold ¦ly |ˈkəʊldli | ▶adverb without affection or warmth of feeling; unemotionally: Doyle looked at her coldly | [ as submodifier ] : a coldly contemptuous tone.
cold-moulded
cold-moulded ▶adjective (of an object ) moulded from a resin that hardens without being heated. DERIVATIVES cold-moulding noun
cold-rolled
cold-rolled ▶adjective Metallurgy (of metal ) having been rolled into sheets while cold, resulting in a smooth, hard finish. DERIVATIVES cold-rolling noun
cold-short
cold-short |ˈkəʊldʃɔːt | ▶adjective (of a metal ) brittle in its cold state. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Swedish kallskör, from kall ‘cold ’ + skör ‘brittle ’, later associated with short in the same sense.
cold snap
cold snap |koʊld snæp | ▶noun a sudden, brief spell of cold weather.
cold sore
cold sore ▶noun an inflamed blister in or near the mouth, caused by infection with the herpes simplex virus.
Cold Spring Harbor
Cold Spring Harbor a village on the north shore of Long Island in New York, in the town of Huntington, noted as a center for biological research; pop. 4,975 (2000 ).
cold start
cold start ▶noun an act of starting an engine or other machine at the ambient temperature. ▶verb ( cold-start ) [ with obj. ] start (an engine or machine ) at the ambient temperature.
cold storage
cold stor |age ▶noun [ mass noun ] the keeping of something in a refrigerator or other cold place for preservation. • the temporary postponement of something: the project went into cold storage .
cold store
cold store ▶noun a large refrigerated room for preserving food at very low temperatures.
cold sweat
cold sweat ▶noun a state of sweating induced by fear, anxiety, or illness: the very thought of exams brought her out in a cold sweat.
cold table
cold table ▶noun Brit. a selection of dishes of cold food in a restaurant or at a formal meal.
cold turkey
cold turkey informal ▶noun [ mass noun ] the abrupt and complete cessation of taking a drug to which one is addicted: I had to go cold turkey . • the unpleasant symptoms caused by suddenly ceasing to take a drug to which one is addicted: stopping the drug may result in cold turkey. ▶adverb chiefly N. Amer. in a sudden and abrupt manner: I had to quit drinking cold turkey.
cold war
cold war ▶noun a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, in particular: ( the Cold War ) the state of hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the Western powers from 1945 to 1990.
cold warrior
cold war |rior ▶noun a person who promotes a cold war.
cold wave
cold wave ▶noun 1 a spell of cold weather over a wide area. 2 a kind of permanent wave for the hair created by applying chemicals at room temperature.
cold-weld
cold-weld ▶verb [ with obj. ] join (a piece of metal ) to another without the use of heat, by forcing them together so hard that the surface oxide films are disrupted and adhesion occurs.
cold-work
cold-work ▶verb [ with obj. ] shape (metal ) while it is cold. ▶noun ( cold work ) [ mass noun ] the shaping of metal while it is cold.
American Oxford Thesaurus
cold
cold adjective 1 a cold day: chilly, chill, cool, freezing, icy, snowy, wintry, frosty, frigid, gelid; bitter, biting, raw, bone-chilling, nippy, arctic. ANTONYMS hot. 2 I'm very cold: chilly, chilled, cool, freezing, frozen, shivery, numb, benumbed; hypothermic. ANTONYMS hot. 3 a cold reception: unfriendly, inhospitable, unwelcoming, forbidding, cool, frigid, frosty, glacial, lukewarm, indifferent, unfeeling, unemotional, formal, stiff. ANTONYMS friendly, warm. WORD SPECTRUM: hot / cold See hot Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.
cold-blooded
cold-blooded adjective a cold-blooded killer: cruel, callous, sadistic, inhuman, inhumane, pitiless, merciless, ruthless, unforgiving, unfeeling, uncaring, heartless; savage, brutal, barbaric, barbarous; cold, cold-hearted, unemotional.
cold-hearted
cold-hearted adjective his cold-hearted wife: unfeeling, unloving, uncaring, unsympathetic, unemotional, unfriendly, uncharitable, unkind, insensitive; hard-hearted, stony-hearted, heartless, hard, cold.
Oxford Thesaurus
cold
cold adjective 1 a cold day: chilly, cool, freezing, icy, snowy, icy-cold, glacial, wintry, crisp, frosty, frigid, bitter, bitterly cold, biting, piercing, numbing, sharp, raw, polar, arctic, Siberian; informal nippy, brass monkeys; Brit. informal parky; literary chill; rare hyperborean, boreal, hibernal, hiemal, gelid, brumal. ANTONYMS hot. 2 I'm very cold: chilly, chilled, cool, freezing, frozen, frozen stiff, frozen /chilled to the bone /marrow, shivery, numbed, benumbed, suffering from hypothermia, hypothermic, suffering from exposure. ANTONYMS hot. 3 Rodrigo met with a cold and scornful reception: unfriendly, cool, inhospitable, unwelcoming, unsympathetic, forbidding, stony, frigid, frosty, glacial, lukewarm, haughty, supercilious, disdainful, aloof, distant, remote, indifferent, reserved, withdrawn, uncommunicative, unresponsive, unfeeling, unemotional, dispassionate, passionless, wooden, impersonal, formal, stiff, austere; cold-blooded, cold-hearted, stony-hearted; informal stand-offish, offish; rare gelid. ANTONYMS warm; friendly. PHRASES get cold feet the groom also gets cold feet when he finds out what's been going on: hesitate, falter, delay, drag one's feet, stall, think twice, change one's mind, waver, oscillate, fluctuate, vacillate, be undecided, be indecisive, be irresolute, see-saw, yo-yo; Brit. haver, hum and haw; informal sit on the fence, dilly-dally, shilly-shally, pussyfoot around, blow hot and cold. give someone the cold shoulder he was given the cold shoulder or treated like a ghost by certain of the dealers: snub, ignore, slight, spurn, shun, disdain, look right through, look past, turn one's back on, cold-shoulder, freeze out, steer clear of; Brit. send to Coventry; informal give someone the brush-off, cut, cut dead, knock back, give someone the go-by; Brit. informal blank. ANTONYMS acknowledge. WORD LINKS cold cryo- related prefix, as in cryogenics, cryobiology cheimaphobia fear of cold Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
cold-blooded
cold-blooded adjective a cold-blooded murderer: cruel, savage, brutal, callous, barbaric, barbarous, sadistic, inhuman, pitiless, merciless, ruthless, unforgiving, unpitying, inhumane, unfeeling, uncaring, heartless; hard, severe, harsh, austere, cold, cold-hearted, unsympathetic, unemotional, unfriendly, uncharitable, hard-hearted, stony-hearted, with a heart of stone; informal hard-boiled, hard-nosed, thick-skinned.
cold-hearted
cold-hearted adjective Tony was unloved by his cold-hearted wife: unfeeling, unloving, uncaring, unsympathetic, unemotional, unfriendly, uncharitable, unkind, insensitive, indifferent, detached; hard-hearted, stony-hearted, with a heart of stone, heartless, hard, harsh, austere, cold. ANTONYMS warm-hearted.
Duden Dictionary
Coldcream
Cold cream , Cold Cream Substantiv, feminin , die Cold Cream |ˈkoʊldkriːm auch ˈkoʊld ˈkriːm ˈkoʊldkriːm auch ˈkoʊld ˈkriːm |die Coldcream; Genitiv: der Coldcream, Plural: die Coldcreams die Cold Cream; Genitiv: der Cold Cream, Cold Creams englisch, aus: cold = kalt und cream = Creme Feuchtigkeit enthaltende und dadurch kühlende, halbfette Hautcreme
Cold Rubber
Cold Rub ber , Cold rub ber Substantiv, maskulin , der Coldrubber |ˈkoʊld ˈrʌbɐ ˈkoʊldrʌbɐ |der Cold Rubber; Genitiv: des Cold Rubber [s ] der Coldrubber; Genitiv: des Coldrubbers aus englisch cold rubber, eigentlich »kalter Gummi «ein Kunstkautschuk
Spanish Dictionary
cold-cream
cold-cream nombre masculino Pomada hecha con grasa de ballena, cera y aceite de almendras dulces, utilizada en cosmética y como excipiente en dermatología :la cold-cream es una crema ultraprotectora e hidratante .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés cold cream .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
cold
cold /koʊld /〖原義は 「体温より低い, 冷たい 」〗形容詞 ～er ; ～est /3 は比較なし 1 〈物 表面 天候 液体などが 〉冷たい, 寒い , 低温の (↔hot , warm )▸ The floor was [felt ] so cold .床はとても冷たかった ▸ The station was freezing cold .≒It was freezing cold in the station .その駅は凍りつくほど寒かった ▸ a cold drink 冷たい飲み物 ▸ rinse with cold water 冷水で洗う ▸ Your breakfast is getting cold! 朝ごはんが冷めますよ ▸ It was a bitterly [really ] cold night .ひどく [本当に ]寒い夜だった ▸ turn [grow ] cold (急に )寒くなる 2 〖通例be ～〗〈人が 〉寒けがする , 寒い ▸ Could you close the window? I'm cold .窓を閉めてもらえませんか . とても寒いんです ▸ feel [get ] cold 寒けがする .類義 コーパス cold と cool, chilly, freezing cold は時には不快なほど温度が低いことをさし, cool は心地よく冷たい [涼しい ]こと. chilly は天気 場所 身体が不快なほど寒いことで, 凍えるほど寒い時は freezing を用いる .3 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗冷製の 〈食べ物 〉 (!調理後に冷ました状態をいう; ↔hot ) ▸ cold soup 冷製スープ ▸ cold chicken コールドチキン ▸ Hot and cold snacks are available .温かい軽食も冷たい軽食もございます .4 〈人 行為 声などが 〉冷酷な , 冷淡な ; 無表情な , よそよそしい (↔friendly , warm ) (!coolはやや冷淡であることのほか, 冷静であることをさす ) ▸ a cold , calculating man 冷酷で計算高い男 ▸ My sister is so cold towards me .姉は私にとてもよそよそしい ▸ give A a cold look A 〈人 〉に冷たい視線を送る .5 〈獲物の遺臭が 〉かすかな (↔fresh )▸ The thief's trail [scent ] has gone cold .泥棒の行方がわからなくなってしまった .6 ｟話 ｠〖be ～er 〗〈人が 〉 (ゲーム クイズで )見当はずれの (↔close 2 , warm )▸ You're getting colder! (答えには )ほど遠いよ, ぜんぜん違うよ 7 寒色の 〈色 〉 (!blue, gray, greenなど ) ; 冷たさを感じさせる 〈光など 〉(↔warm ).8 〈人が 〉死んだ, 冷たくなった ; ｟くだけて ｠〖be (out ) ～〗〈人が 〉意識のない ▸ knock A out cold A 〈人 〉をなぐって気を失わせる .9 〖名詞 の前で 〗冷静な, おもしろみのない 〈事実など 〉.10 思うがままの ▸ have A cold A 〈人 〉を意のままにあしらう .11 〈女性が 〉不感症の .12 〈土などが 〉熱を吸収しにくい .13 即座の, 準備なしの .(as ) c ò ld as í ce 1 〈物が 〉 (触ると )とても冷たい .2 〈人が 〉とても寒く感じる .3 〈人が 〉とても冷酷な .l è ave A c ó ld ｟くだけて ｠〈物 事が 〉A 〈人 〉に感動 [印象 ]を与えない, おもしろくない ▸ Personally the CD leaves me quite cold .個人的にそのCDにはまったくがっかりだ .名詞 複 ～s /-dz /1 C かぜ (common cold )▸ Have you had a cold or the flu lately? 最近かぜかインフルエンザにかかりましたか (!日本と違い, かぜとインフルエンザは別の病気という認識が高い ) ▸ Go back inside before you catch (a ) cold .かぜをひく前に中に戻りなさい (!catch ～の場合にのみ無冠詞単数形でも用いられる; ただしcoldに 形容詞 が付く場合はaが必要: catch a bad [heavy ] cold 重いかぜをひく ) ▸ The average person has three colds a year .平均的な人で1年に3回かぜをひく .2 U 〖しばしばthe ～〗寒さ , 寒気 , 冷気 ▸ We can see our breath in the cold .寒い所だと吐く息が見える ▸ be blue with cold (足などが )寒さで血の気がなくなる ▸ You'll catch your death of cold .寒さで死んでしまうぞ (!「暖かくしなさい 」という意味の注意 ) .c à tch a c ó ld 1 ↑名詞 1 .2 困難に出くわす .c à tch A c ó ld 1 ｟くだけて ｠(不意の出来事などで )A 〈人 〉を驚かせる, ひやっとさせる .2 ｟主に英 報道 ｠〘スポーツ 〙〖通例be caught cold 〗〈チームなどが 〉不意の攻撃に苦しめられる .come ì n from [out of ] the c ó ld (多数から )受け入れられる, 孤立状態から抜け出す .leave A ò ut in the c ó ld ｟くだけて ｠A 〈人 国など 〉を相手にしない, のけ者にする (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ Jim appeared to be left out in the cold .ジムは無視されているようだった .副詞 1 ｟米 ｠完全に , きっぱりと ▸ The secretary stopped cold in the doorway .戸口でその秘書ははたと立ち止まった .2 準備なしに .～̀ c á ll →見出し語 .～̀ c á sh ｟米 くだけて ｠硬貨 ; 現金 (hard cash ).～̀ c á thode 〘電 〙冷陰極 .～̀ ch í sel 冷たがね 〘金属を加熱せずに切断する工具 〙.～̀ c ó mfort 取るに足りない慰め [同情 ].～́ cr è am コールドクリーム .～́ c ù ts ｟主に米 ｠薄切りの冷製肉 (盛り合わせ ) 〘ハムやローストビーフなど 〙.～̀ d ú ck コールドダック 〘ブルゴーニュワインとシャンパンを混ぜた酒 〙.～̀ f í sh ｟非難して ｠冷たいやつ, よそよそしい人 .～́ fr à me 園芸用冷床 〘木の枠にガラスなどをはめた寒さよけ 〙.～́ fr ò nt 〘気象 〙寒冷前線 (↔warm front ).～̀ f ú sion 常温核融合 .～́ m è at (ハムなどの )加工肉, 冷肉 .～́ m è dicine かぜ薬 .～́ p à ck 1 冷湿布 .2 低温缶詰め法 〘材料をそのまま缶に詰め, 後で加熱殺菌する方法 〙.～̀ sh ó ulder わざと冷たくあしらうこと (→shoulder 成句 , cold-shoulder ).～́ sn à p ｟くだけて ｠急激な寒波の襲来 .～́ s ò re ｟主に英 ｠口唇 （こうしん ）ヘルペス (｟米 ｠fever blister ) 〘かぜや発熱による発疹 （ほつしん ）〙.～́ sp è ll 寒波 .～́ st à rt 〘コンピュ 〙コールドスタート 〘コンピュータに電源を入れて起動させること 〙.～̀ st é el ｟文 ｠(銃火器に対し )刃物の武器 .～̀ st ó rage (食物などの )冷蔵 ; 〖in ～〗(計画などを )中止して, 棚上げにして (!be, go, putなどの 動詞 と共に ) .～́ st ò re 冷蔵倉庫 .～̀ sw é at 〖a ～〗(恐怖 ショックなどによる )冷や汗 .～̀ t á ble 冷菜の食事 ; それが載っているテーブル .～̀ t ú rkey →見出し語 .～̀ w á r 冷戦 ; 〖the C- W- 〗(米ソ間の )冷戦 .～́ w à ve 1 ＝cold spell .2 コールドパーマ .
cold-blooded
c ò ld-bl ó od ed /-ɪd /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 ｟非難して ｠冷酷な, 無情な, 残忍な 〈殺人者 殺人など 〉.2 〘生物 〙変温の, 冷血の 〈動物 〉(↔warm-blooded ).3 寒さに敏感な [弱い ].～ly 副詞 残虐 [残酷 ]に .～ness 名詞
cold call
c ò ld c á ll 名詞 C 勧誘電話 ; 訪問セールス .動詞 自動詞 他動詞 (…に )電話 [訪問 ]販売をする .～er 名詞 ～ing 名詞
cold-hearted
c ò ld-h é art ed /-ɪd /形容詞 無情な, 冷たい .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
coldly
c ó ld ly 副詞 1 冷淡に, 冷たく ; よそよそしく .2 冷静に .
coldness
c ó ld ness 名詞 U 1 寒さ, 冷たさ .2 冷淡さ .
cold-shoulder
c ò ld-sh ó ulder 名詞 〖the ～〗冷遇 [無視 ]すること ▸ give the cold-shoulder to A A 〈人 〉によそよそしい態度をとる .動詞 他動詞 〈人などが 〉〈人など 〉を冷遇 [無視 ]する .
cold turkey
c ò ld t ú r key (!｟主に米 くだけて ｠) 名詞 U 麻薬 [タバコ, 酒 ]を突然断つこと ; その禁断症状 .副詞 いきなり, きっぱり 〈断つ 〉.
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