| catch cold |
to become ill with a cold. |
| cold chisel |
a handleless chisel made of tempered steel with a sharpened edge, used for cutting unheated metal. |
| cold cream |
a semisolid cosmetic emulsion applied to moisturize, smooth, or cleanse the skin. |
| cold cuts |
slices of various meats, meat products, and cheeses, served at room temperature. |
| cold duck |
a beverage made of an equal mixture of champagne and sparkling burgundy. |
| cold frame |
an unheated box, usu. with a glass top, used outdoors for protecting plants from the cold. |
| cold front |
the advancing edge of a mass of cold dense air as it displaces warmer air. |
| cold pack |
a treatment involving the application of a cold sheet or ice pack to a patient's body, to reduce swelling or relieve pain. [2 definitions] |
| cold shoulder |
a deliberate display of unresponsiveness or indifference, intended as a snub. |
| cold snap |
a brief period of very cold weather. |
| cold sore |
a viral infection characterized by small blisters, usu. on the lips, that erupt during colds or fevers; herpes simplex. [2 definitions] |
| cold storage |
storage in a temperature-controlled, usu. refrigerated container or room, as for furs or perishable foods or drugs. |
| cold sweat |
perspiration accompanied by a chilly feeling, induced by fear, shock, anxiety, or the like. |
| cold tablet |
a non-prescription tablet usually containing an antihistamine and fever-reducing drug, taken to relieve the symptoms of a cold. |
| cold turkey |
(informal) abrupt and total withdrawal from using an addictive substance such as a drug or tobacco. [3 definitions] |
| cold war |
intense political or ideological hostility between nations, resulting in high tension between them, but not in outright war. [2 definitions] |
| cold wave |
a period of abnormally cold weather. [2 definitions] |
| cold-blooded |
of animals such as fishes and reptiles, having blood whose temperature is dependent upon the temperature outside the organism. (Cf. warm-blooded.) [3 definitions] |
| cold-hearted |
without kindness or sympathy. |
| cold-shoulder |
to treat (someone) with indifference. |