cold cream noun

A creamy ointment used to remove make-up or as a cooling or moisturizing dressing for the skin

transitive verb (informal)

To apply cold cream to

cold cuts plural noun

Slices of cold cooked meat

coldˈ-drawn adjective

1. (of metal, wire, etc) drawn through a die without heating
2. (of vegetable oil) subjected to pressure without heat

cold duck noun

A drink made from equal parts of champagne and burgundy

cold feet plural noun

1. Loss of nerve
2. Cooling-off of courage or ardour

cold fish noun

A person who shows no emotion

cold frame noun

A structure, usu of wood and glass and without artificial heat, for protecting young plants

cold front noun

The surface of an advancing mass of cold air where it meets a retreating mass of warmer air

cold fusion noun

Nuclear fusion without prior heating, ie effected at normal room temperature

cold harbour noun

A wayside travellers' shelter

cold-heartˈed adjective

1. Lacking feeling
2. Indifferent

cold-heartˈedly adverb

cold-heartˈedness noun

coldˈhouse noun

A plant frame or greenhouse, without artificial heat

cold light noun

Luminescence

cold-mouldˈed adjective

cold moulding noun

The moulding of articles using resins that polymerize chemically

cold pack noun

A wet pack prepared with cold water, to counteract fever, inflammation, etc

cold pig noun (informal)

An application of cold water to rouse a sleeper

coldˈ-rolled adjective

(of metal) rolled without heating

cold rubber noun

A hard-wearing synthetic rubber made at a temperature of 5ºC (41ºF)

coldˈ-short adjective

1. Brittle when cold
2. (of feelings) brittle, sensitive

cold-shouldˈer transitive verb

To give the cold shoulder to (see below)

cold slaw noun

Coleslaw

cold snap noun

A sudden short spell of cold weather

cold sore noun

A blister or group of blisters on or near the mouth, caused by a viral infection (herpes simplex)

cold start noun

1. The reloading of a computer program (computing)
2. The starting of an engine at the ambient temperature

cold steel noun

Cutting or stabbing weapons, as opposed to bullets

cold storage noun

1. Storage and preservation of goods in refrigerating chambers
2. Abeyance

cold table noun

A selection of cold meat and other food eaten in a formal setting

cold turkey noun

1. Sudden withdrawal of narcotics
2. The symptoms experienced by a drug user on such withdrawal (also figurative)
3. The plain unvarnished truth

cold war noun

An intense, remorseless struggle for the upper hand by all means short of actual fighting, orig and esp as between the Communist and non-Communist powers after World War II

cold water noun

Water at its natural temperature in ordinary conditions

cold wave noun

1. An artificial wave produced by a chemical solution (hairdressing)
2. A sudden spell of cold weather over a large area

coldˈ-weld transitive verb

To force together (two like or unlike metals) so that normal oxide surface films are ruptured and adhesion occurs

cold welding noun

coldˈ-without noun

Brandy with cold water and no sugar

coldˈ-work transitive verb

To shape (metals) at or near atmospheric temperature by rolling, pressing, etc (cold work noun)

catch cold

1. To contract a cold
2. To make an unexpected loss

cold as charity

A proverbial phrase expressing ironically great coldness or indifference

cold dark matter

In cosmology, a material thought to be detectable in the microwave background of the universe whose existence may disprove the big-bang theory

come in from the cold

To gain acceptance or recognition after a period of isolation or neglect

give or show the cold shoulder

1. To show studied indifference
2. To give a rebuff

go cold (on)

1. To lose enthusiasm for or interest in
2. To peter out or disappear
3. To fail to respond to

in a cold sweat

(as if) sweating with fear

in cold blood

With deliberate intent, not under the influence of passion

in the cold light of day see under day

leave one cold

To fail to impress

leave out in the cold

To neglect, ignore

out cold

Unconscious

pour or throw cold water on

To discourage

turn down cold

To refuse absolutely and immediately, allowing no discussion