Meaning
Not warm; like snow or ice.
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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" 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".
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Stories
(8)Has Anyone Seen a Coat?
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The Broken Window
4 min read · Core 5000
Not in Front of Them
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The Box in the Wood
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The Midnight Piano
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The Photograph
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The Register
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The Last Light
8 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
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Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
British vs American English Grammar: got, gotten and more
Comparatives and superlatives in English: rules and chart
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: rules and list
Days, months and seasons in English: on Monday, in May
This, that, these and those in English: chart and examples
Discourse Markers in English: well, anyway, actually
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining and there is
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, so do I
English Filler Words: um, well, so, like, you know
Future tense in English: will vs going to, with examples
Gradable and ungradable adjectives in English, with examples
Have got in English: I've got a brother (chart and examples)
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish
Inversion and subject-verb-object word order in English
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Linking Words in English: although, despite, however
Mixed conditionals in English: rules, examples and exercises
Modals of deduction in English: must, might, could, can't
Must, have to and should in English: rules and examples
Ordering and shopping in English: I'd like a coffee, please
Phrasal verbs with come in English: 13 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with get in English: 16 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with put in English: 13 meanings, examples
Plurals in English: one cat, two cats (rules and chart)
Present perfect in English: rules, for and since, examples
Question tags in English: rules, examples and aren't I
Reporting verbs in English: a list of patterns and examples
So, such, too and enough in English: rules and examples
To be in English: am, is and are (chart and examples)
Used to, would and be used to in English: past habits
I wish and if only in English: grammar rules and examples
Prefixes in English: un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis- rules
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 10: cold, star, air and 7 more words.