cold

adjective
kold

Having a low temperature.

Example

“A cold wind whistled through the trees.”

Other meanings

Causing the air to be cold.
“The forecast is that it will be very cold today.”
Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
“She was so cold she was shivering.”

Example sentences

“It's too cold to support human life.”
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“The rivers are too cold to swim in.”
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“I was overwhelmed by a cold.”
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Word history

From Middle English "cold".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cold” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.