American Dictionary
Definition cold in American English
cold
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
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adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Other ways of saying that the weather is cold
cool slightly cold, but often in a pleasant and comfortable way, especially during hot weather: a cool evening breezeIt’s nice and cool in the shade.
chilly cold enough to make you shiver and feel uncomfortable: The evenings there can be chilly, so you’ll need to take a sweater.
frosty very cold, but often bright and clear, with layers of ice forming on the ground, the trees, etc.: Her breath turned to steam in the frosty air.a fine frosty morning
freezing cold/freezing extremely cold, especially when it is cold enough to turn rivers and pools of water to ice: a freezing cold dayShut the door, it’s freezing out there!
bitter very cold and unpleasant, especially when there are strong cold winds: a bitter winter night
not seeming friendly or sympathetic
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