Cold - English meaning

adjective

Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

Usage examples:

They were courteous but faintly aloof

adjective

Not taking part in things, esp. in a way that seems unfriendly

Usage examples:

Is she aloof and arrogant or just shy?, when they argued, i remained aloof.

adjective

Relating to the regions around the north pole.

Usage examples:

An arctic explorer

noun

The regions around the north pole.

adjective

Relating to the baltic sea or the region surrounding it.

Usage examples:

It supports the restoration of a levy on grain imports from the black sea and baltic regions and pl…

noun

The baltic sea or the baltic states.

adjective

Belonging to or relating to the baltic sea or the countries surrounding it

Usage examples:

It's baltic outside.

adjective

(of insects and certain other animals) able to wound the skin with a sting or fangs.

Usage examples:

A cream to ward off biting insects

verb

(of a person or animal) use the teeth to cut into or through something.

Usage examples:

He bit off a piece of cheese

noun

A bite-sized piece of food; a small snack, appetizer, or canapé.

Usage examples:

The hotel bar serves cocktails and delicious bitings

adjective

Having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.

Usage examples:

Raw berries have an intensely bitter flavour

noun

Beer that is strongly flavoured with hops and has a bitter taste, brewed by top fermentation.

Usage examples:

A pint of bitter

adjective

Having a slightly stinging, strong taste, not salty or sweet

Usage examples:

The coffee was bitter., losing the election was a bitter disappointment., she has no bitterness abo…

noun

An unpleasant feeling of coldness in the atmosphere, one's surroundings, or the body.

Usage examples:

There was a chill in the air

verb

Make (someone) cold.

Usage examples:

They were chilled by a sudden wind

adjective

Chilly.

Usage examples:

The chill grey dawn

adjective

Uncomfortably or unpleasantly cold.

Usage examples:

A chilly february evening

adjective

Cold but not freezing

Usage examples:

A chilly morning, fig. their relationship was decidedly chilly (= unfriendly) after the argument.

adjective

Of or at a fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

It'll be a cool afternoon

noun

A fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

The cool of the night air

verb

Become or make less hot.

Usage examples:

We dived into the river to cool off

adjective

(of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle.

Usage examples:

Crisp bacon

noun

A wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack.

Usage examples:

Cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps

verb

Give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill.

Usage examples:

Crisp the pitta in the oven

adjective

Showing contempt or lack of respect.

Usage examples:

With a last disdainful look, she turned towards the door

adjective

Showing that someone does not like someone or something and thinks that they do not deserve interest or respect

Usage examples:

She cast a disdainful glance at the food., disdainful of he is openly disdainful of journalists who…

adjective

Far away in space or time.

Usage examples:

Distant parts of the world

adjective

Far away in space or time

Usage examples:

She dreamed of traveling to distant lands., we could hear the sound of distant thunder.

adjective

Far away

Usage examples:

A distant country, she could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.

adjective

Unfriendly or threatening in appearance.

Usage examples:

A grim and forbidding building

verb

Refuse to allow (something).

Usage examples:

I can see why phones were forbidden

adjective

Below 0°c.

Usage examples:

Strong winds and freezing temperatures

noun

The freezing point of water (0°c).

Usage examples:

The temperature was well above freezing

verb

(with reference to a liquid) turn or be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold.

Usage examples:

In the winter the milk froze

adjective

Very cold in temperature.

Usage examples:

The air was frigid, and spectators shivered against the cold

adjective

(of weather conditions or the conditions in a room) extremely cold

Usage examples:

Few plants can grow in such a frigid environment.

adjective

Unfriendly or very formal

Usage examples:

She turned her frigid gaze on him.

adjective

(of the weather) very cold, with frost forming on surfaces.

Usage examples:

A cold and frosty morning

adjective

Unfriendly or not welcoming

Usage examples:

A frosty manner, we each had a root beer served in a frosty glass with a big handle.

adjective

Very cold, with a thin layer of white ice covering everything

Usage examples:

The frosty air stung my cheeks., it was a cold and frosty morning.

adjective

Relating to or denoting the presence or agency of ice, especially in the form of glaciers.

Usage examples:

Thick glacial deposits

noun

A glacial period.

Usage examples:

This then provides the opportunity for milankovich cycles to become the pacemaker of the ice ages, …

adjective

Made or left by a glacier

Usage examples:

Glacial deposits, glacial temperatures, a glacial period, she gave me a glacial stare., the case is…

adjective

Arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Usage examples:

A look of haughty disdain

adjective

Unreasonably proud and unfriendly

Usage examples:

They show a haughty contempt of others.

adjective

Unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people

Usage examples:

She has a rather haughty manner.

adjective

Covered with or consisting of ice.

Usage examples:

There were icy patches on the roads

adjective

(of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in.

Usage examples:

The inhospitable landscape

adjective

Not welcoming or generous to people who visit you

Usage examples:

I'll have to cook them a meal or they'll think i'm inhospitable., they had to trek for miles throug…

adjective

(of liquid or food that should be hot) only moderately warm; tepid.

Usage examples:

They drank bitter lukewarm coffee

adjective

(esp. of a liquid) only slightly warm

Usage examples:

How can you drink lukewarm coffee?, his support for the voting measures was lukewarm.

adjective

Not enthusiastic or interested

Usage examples:

Her proposals got a lukewarm response., the budget received a lukewarm reception from business lead…

adjective

Able to move quickly; nimble.

Usage examples:

A very nippy scrum half

noun

A waitress in any of the restaurants of j. lyons & co. ltd in london from about 1920 to 1950.

Usage examples:

His waitresses were always impeccably turned out, originally nicknamed gladys but rechristened nipp…

adjective

Cold

Usage examples:

It’s a bit nippy outside.

adjective

Depriving one of feeling or responsiveness.

Usage examples:

The numbing effect of alcohol

verb

Deprive of feeling or responsiveness.

Usage examples:

The cold had numbed her senses

verb

Present participle of numb

Usage examples:

The extreme cold numbed her face and hands., the children are still numbed by their father's death.

adjective

Chilly.

Usage examples:

It was parky on bradfield moors last week

noun

Variant spelling of parkie.

noun

A park-keeper.

adjective

Having or showing shrewdness or keen intelligence.

Usage examples:

Her piercing analysis

noun

A small hole in a part of the body, typically other than the ears, made so as to insert a ring, stud, or other piece of jewellery.

Usage examples:

This is the place to get your tattoo or piercing done

verb

(of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something).

Usage examples:

A splinter had pierced the skin

adjective

Relating to the north or south pole.

Usage examples:

The polar regions

noun

The straight line joining the two points at which tangents from a fixed point touch a conic section.

Usage examples:

Sturm's theoretical work in mathematical physics involved the study of caustic curves, and poles an…

adjective

Of or near the area around the most northern or most southern points of the earth

Usage examples:

The polar ice cap, a polar expedition, fig. the play’s main characters are polar opposites (= they …

adjective

(of food) not cooked.

Usage examples:

Raw eggs

adjective

(of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant.

Usage examples:

The valley is remote from the usual tourist routes

noun

Having very little connection with or relationship to.

Usage examples:

The theory seems rather intellectual and remote from everyday experience

adjective

Far away in distance, time, or relation; not close

Usage examples:

Ben grew up in a remote part of montana., it happened in the remote past., there is a remote possib…

adjective

Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

Usage examples:

He is a reserved, almost taciturn man

verb

Retain for future use.

Usage examples:

Roll out half the dough and reserve the other half

adjective

Tending to keep your feelings or thoughts private rather than showing them

Usage examples:

Marcus is more reserved than his brother.

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

Usage examples:

Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

Usage examples:

The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

Usage examples:

Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

adjective

Relating to siberia or its people.

Usage examples:

The siberian plains near the arctic circle

noun

A native or inhabitant of siberia.

Usage examples:

A soviet-era war memorial to siberians

adjective

Covered with snow.

Usage examples:

Snowy mountains

adjective

Full of or like snow

Usage examples:

We've had a very snowy winter this year., i remember him as an old man with a snowy-white (= pure w…

adjective

Covered with or full of small pieces of rock.

Usage examples:

Rough stony paths

adjective

Containing a lot of stones

Usage examples:

The ground was too stony to be used as a farm., though we begged him, he gave us a stony look and t…

adjective

Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

Usage examples:

A supercilious lady's maid

adjective

Behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important

Usage examples:

He spoke in a haughty, supercilious voice.

adjective

Unusual or remarkable.

Usage examples:

I was so excited i tripped and twisted my ankle (although not, of course, in an unco way).

adverb

Remarkably; very.

Usage examples:

It's got an unco fine taste

noun

A stranger.

Usage examples:

Best of all, even a total unco like me can complete the tasks with a bit of practice.

adjective

Not friendly.

Usage examples:

She shot him an unfriendly glance

adjective

Not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.

Usage examples:

I'm not being unsympathetic, but i can't see why you put up with him

adjective

Not sympathetic (= showing that you understand or care about someone's suffering)

adjective

Having an inhospitable or uninviting quality.

Usage examples:

Jean crept into her cold and unwelcoming bed

adjective

Not making a guest or visitor feel happy, comfortable, or wanted

Usage examples:

The house was damp and unwelcoming.

adjective

Characteristic of winter, especially in feeling or looking very cold and bleak.

Usage examples:

A wintry landscape

adjective

Typical of winter’s cold, windy, and snowy weather

Usage examples:

You’ll definitely need snow tires on your car for the wintry weather around here.

adjective

Past participle of withdraw.

verb

Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

Ruth withdrew her hand from his

adjective

(of a person) preferring to be alone and taking little interest in other people

Usage examples:

During the winter, she became depressed and withdrawn.