cucurbitaceous
- a of or relating to plants of the family Cucurbitaceae
cold
- n a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
will they never find a cure for the common cold? - n the absence of heat
the coldness made our breath visible
come in out of the cold
cold is a vasoconstrictor - n the sensation produced by low temperatures
he shivered from the cold
the cold helped clear his head - a having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
a cold climate
a cold room
dinner has gotten cold
cold fingers
if you are cold, turn up the heat
a cold beer - a extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
a cold unfriendly nod
a cold and unaffectionate person
a cold impersonal manner
cold logic
the concert left me cold - s having lost freshness through passage of time
a cold trail
dogs attempting to catch a cold scent - s (color) giving no sensation of warmth
a cold bluish grey - s marked by errorless familiarity
had her lines cold before rehearsals started - s lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
- s so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
cold fury gripped him - s sexually unresponsive
was cold to his advances - s without compunction or human feeling
in cold blood
cold-blooded killing - s feeling or showing no enthusiasm
a cold audience
a cold response to the new play - s unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
the boxer was out cold
pass out cold - s of a seeker; far from the object sought
- s lacking the warmth of life
cold in his grave
cold-blooded
- s without compunction or human feeling
cold-blooded killing - a having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated)