cold used especially when you feel uncomfortable:
I’m cold – can I borrow a sweater?cool a little cold, especially in a way that feels comfortable:
The air-conditioning keeps everyone cool.freezing (cold) spoken very cold and very uncomfortable:
You look absolutely freezing!shivery cold and unable to stop shivering, especially because you are ill:
I felt shivery and had a headache.chilly a little cold, but not very cold, in a way that feels rather uncomfortable:
a chilly autumn day It’s a bit chilly.bitterly cold very cold and very uncomfortable:
It can be bitterly cold in the mountains.icy (cold) very cold, especially when the temperature is below zero:
The wind was icy cold.crisp cold, dry, and clear, in a way that seems pleasant:
I love these crisp autumn mornings.frosty in frosty weather, the ground is covered in a frozen white powder:
It was a bright frosty morning.arctic extremely cold and unpleasant, with snow and ice:
He would not survive for long in the arctic conditions. arctic weatherdraughty British English,
drafty American English /ˈdrɑːfti $ ˈdræfti/ with cold air blowing in from outside, in a way that feels uncomfortable:
Old houses can be very draughty.chilled food and drinks that are chilled have been deliberately made cold:
a bottle of chilled champagnefrozen kept at a temperature which is below zero:
frozen peashave (got) a cold She’s staying at home today because she’s got a cold.be getting a cold (=be starting to have a cold) I think I might be getting a cold.catch a cold (=start to have one) I caught a cold and had to miss the match.come down with a cold (
also go down with a cold British English)
informal (=catch one) A lot of people go down with colds at this time of year.be suffering from a cold formal (=have one) He was suffering from a cold and not his usual energetic self.suffer from colds formal (=have colds) Some people suffer from more colds than others.a bad cold If you have a bad cold, just stay in bed.a nasty cold (
also a heavy cold British English)
(=a bad one) He sounded as if he had a heavy cold.a streaming cold British English (=in which a lot of liquid comes from your nose) You shouldn’t go to work if you’ve got a streaming cold.a slight cold It’s only a slight cold – I’ll be fine tomorrow.a chest cold (=affecting your chest) He’s coughing all the time with a bad chest cold.a head cold (=affecting your nose and head) A bad head cold can sometimes feel like flu.the common cold formal There are hundreds of viruses that cause the common cold. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
cold used especially when you feel uncomfortable:
It’s cold in here.cool a little cold, especially in a way that feels comfortable:
Let’s go inside where it’s cool.freezing (cold) spoken very cold:
I had to sleep in a freezing cold room.draughty British English,
drafty American English /ˈdrɑːfti $ ˈdræfti/ with cold air blowing in from outside, in a way that feels uncomfortable:
Old houses can be very draughty. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲