cold
/kəʊld/US /koʊld/cold
ADJECTIVEDefinition of cold
If something is cold, it is low in temperature.
Example: The wind made her hands cold.
If someone is cold, they are not kind.
Example: She's always so friendly to everyone, but she's really cold to him.
If you have cold feet, you are nervous about something you planned to and you feel like not doing it.
Example: I almost took the new job, but in the end I got cold feet.
If you give someone the cold shoulder, you ignore them or you are unfriendly towards them.
If you stop cold, you stop very suddenly.
cold
EXAMPLESExamples of cold
The wind made her hands cold.
Example sentenceIt's going to be very cold today so wear a jacket.
Example sentenceShe's always so friendly to everyone, but she's really cold to him.
Example sentenceI almost took the new job, but in the end I got cold feet.
Example sentencecold
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