cold

[US]/kəʊld/
[UK]/kold/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. low temperature, chill, coldness; common cold, flu
adj. having a low temperature, chilly; indifferent, unfeeling

Phrases & Collocations

cold outside

catch a cold

cold weather

ice cold water

cold hands

cold feet

cold wind

cold drink

in the cold

cold water

cold war

cold rolling

cold winter

catch cold

cold storage

cold air

cold rolled

in cold blood

cold extrusion

common cold

cold rolling mill

bad cold

cold resistance

have a cold

Example Sentences

a cold person; a cold nod.

a cold, dead voice.

a cold and frosty morning.

a really cold day.

a sluice with cold water.

a transient cold spell.

Real-world Examples

Pluto is a cold, cold celestial dwarf.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

They acquire immunity naturally just like our bodies acquire immunity when we get a cold.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2018 Collection

He's had so many colds and sore throats recently.

Source: Travel Across America

And that is not the first time that someone has called me cold.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

You have a cold. You should take some medicine.

Source: Shanghai Education Edition Oxford Primary English (Starting from Grade 3) Fifth Grade Second Semester

Like, how cold and snowy is your Christmas?

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

14 I know it knocks you cold.

Source: My own English listening test.

I'm not feeling too well. I've caught a cold.

Source: Tourism English Conversation Collection

Cover yourself with a quilt or you'll catch a cold.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Hello, everyone, have you ever caught a cold?

Source: Blue little koala

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