gripa

Phonetic: "/kɔʊld/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: (of a thing) Having a low temperature.

Example: A cold wind whistled through the trees.

Definition: (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

Example: The forecast is that it will be very cold today.

Definition: (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.

Example: She was so cold she was shivering.

Definition: Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.

Example: She shot me a cold glance before turning her back.

Definition: Dispassionate, not prejudiced or partisan, impartial.

Example: He's a nice guy, but the cold facts say we should fire him.

Definition: Completely unprepared; without introduction.

Example: He was assigned cold calls for the first three months.

Definition: Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.

Example: After one more beer he passed out cold.

Definition: (usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart.

Example: Keep that list in front of you, or memorize it cold.

Definition: (usually with "have" transitively) Cornered, done for.

Example: Criminal interrogation. Initially they will dream up explanations faster than you could ever do so, but when they become fatigued, often they will acknowledge that you have them cold.

Definition: Not pungent or acrid.

Definition: Unexciting; dull; uninteresting.

Definition: Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.

Example: a cold scent

Definition: Not sensitive; not acute.

Definition: Distant; said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. Compare warm and hot.

Example: You're cold … getting warmer … hot! You've found it!

Definition: Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour.

Definition: Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.

Definition: Without compassion; heartless; ruthless

Example: I can't believe she said that...that was cold!