1. • noun - a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
   • noun - the absence of heat
   • noun - the sensation produced by low temperatures
   • adj - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
   • adj - extended meanings
   • adj - having lost freshness through passage of time
   • adj - (color) giving no sensation of warmth
   • adj - marked by errorless familiarity
   • adj - lacking originality or spontaneity
   • adj - so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
   • adj - sexually unresponsive
   • adj - without compunction or human feeling
   • adj - feeling or showing no enthusiasm
   • adj - unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
   • adj - of a seeker
   • adj - lacking the warmth of life
2. • Having a low temperature.
   • Having a temperature lower than normal body temperature.
   • Feeling no warmth; uncomfortably chilled.
   • Marked by deficient heat: a cold room.
   • Being at a temperature that is less than what is required: cold oatmeal.
   • Chilled by refrigeration or ice: cold beer.
   • Lacking emotion; objective: cold logic.
   • Having no appeal to the senses or feelings: a cold decor.
   • Not affectionate or friendly; aloof: a cold person; a cold nod.
   • Exhibiting or feeling no enthusiasm: a cold audience; a cold response to the new play; a concert that left me cold.
   • Devoid of sexual desire; frigid.
   • Designating a tone or color, such as pale gray, that suggests little warmth.
   • Having lost all freshness or vividness through passage of time: dogs attempting to catch a cold scent.
   • Marked by or sustaining a loss of body heat: cold hands and feet.
   • Appearing to be dead; unconscious.
   • Dead: was cold in his grave.
   • Marked by unqualified certainty or sure familiarity.
   • So intense as to be almost uncontrollable: cold fury.
   • To an unqualified degree; totally: was cold sober.
   • With complete finality: We turned him down cold.
   • Without advance preparation or introduction: took the exam cold and passed; walked in cold and got the new job.
   • Relative lack of warmth.
   • The sensation resulting from lack of warmth; chill.
   • A condition of low air temperature; cold weather: went out into the cold and got a chill.
   • The central meaning shared by these adjectives is “marked by a low or an extremely low temperature”: cold air; an arctic climate; a chilly day; cool water; a frigid room; a frosty morning; gelid seas; glacial winds; icy hands.
3. • adj - having little or no warmth
   • n - the relative lack of heat; a chill

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