/kəʊld/
Translation
Having a low temperature, or not warm.
Word origin
From Old English cald, a word shared across the old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- cald
Examples
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"Cold" tells you the water has a low temperature.
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Here "cold" means the air is not warm.
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"Cold" shows the food is not hot.
"Cold" describes something with a low temperature. Ice, snow, and winter air are all cold. It is the opposite of "hot" and a bit stronger than "cool".
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(16)A Rainy Afternoon
3 min read · Core 1000
At the Doctor
3 min read · Core 1000
Market Morning
3 min read · Core 1000
The Late Bus
3 min read · Core 1000
The Rescue
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
The Broken Window
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
The Letter She Never Sent
4 min read · Core 5000
The Long Way Home
4 min read · Core 1000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The Box in the Wood
5 min read · Core 5000
The Midnight Piano
5 min read · Core 5000
The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
The Last Light
8 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(25)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Advanced articles in English: the zero article, the with names and places, and go to school vs go to the school
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
As vs like in English: swims like a fish, works as a waiter, and the truth about like I said
Comparatives and superlatives in English: the complete guide
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining, there's a problem, and why the subject slot is never empty
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, neither do I, and the words you are allowed to leave out
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
Gradable and ungradable adjectives: why very furious sounds wrong, and which intensifier goes where
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Inversion and word order in English: the subject-verb-object spine and when it flips
Linking words in English: however, although, even though, despite and therefore
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have and might have
Phrasal Verbs with Come: 13 Meanings You Actually Need
Phrasal Verbs with Get: 16 Meanings You Actually Need
Phrasal Verbs with Put: 13 Meanings You Actually Need
Phrasal verbs in English: what they are, meanings, rules and examples
Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many and more
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
So, such, too and enough in English: words of degree and result
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
Used to, would and be used to: talking about past habits and states in English
Wish and if only in English: wish + past, wish + past perfect, wish + would, and why I wish I would is wrong
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