cold

Dictionary definition · cold

a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)"will they never find a cure for the common cold?"
the absence of heat"the coldness made our breath visible"
the sensation produced by low temperatures"he shivered from the cold"

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration"a cold climate"
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion"a cold unfriendly nod"
having lost freshness through passage of time"a cold trail"
(color) giving no sensation of warmth"a cold bluish grey"
marked by errorless familiarity"had her lines cold before rehearsals started"
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new"moth-eaten theories about race"
so intense as to be almost uncontrollable"cold fury gripped him"
sexually unresponsive"was cold to his advances"
without compunction or human feeling"in cold blood"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).