Cold vs. Warm

Coldadjective

(of a thing) Having a low temperature.

Coldadjective

(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

Coldadjective

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.

Coldadjective

Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.

Coldadjective

Dispassionate, not prejudiced or partisan, impartial.

Coldadjective

Completely unprepared; without introduction.

Coldadjective

Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.

Coldadjective

(usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart.

Coldadjective

(usually with "have" transitively) Cornered, done for.

Coldadjective

(obsolete) Not pungent or acrid.

Coldadjective

(obsolete) Unexciting; dull; uninteresting.

Coldadjective

Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.

Coldadjective

(obsolete) Not sensitive; not acute.

Coldadjective

Distant; said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. Compare warm and hot.

Coldadjective

(painting) Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour.

Coldadjective

(databases) Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.

Coldnoun

A condition of low temperature.

Coldnoun

(medicine) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.

Coldadverb

While at low temperature.

Coldadverb

Without preparation.

Coldadverb

With finality.

Coldadverb

In a cold, frank, or realistically honest manner.

Coldadjective

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

Coldadjective

Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold.

Coldadjective

Not pungent or acrid.

Coldadjective

Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved.

Coldadjective

Unwelcome; disagreeable; unsatisfactory.

Coldadjective

Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting.

Coldadjective

Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent.

Coldadjective

Not sensitive; not acute.

Coldadjective

Distant; - said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed.

Coldadjective

Having a bluish effect. Cf. Warm, 8.

Coldnoun

The relative absence of heat or warmth.

Coldnoun

The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness.

Coldnoun

A morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh.

Coldverb

To become cold.

Coldnoun

a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs);

Coldnoun

the absence of heat;

Coldnoun

the sensation produced by low temperatures;

Coldadjective

used of physical coldness; having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration;

Coldadjective

extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion;

Coldadjective

having lost freshness through passage of time;

Coldadjective

(color) giving no sensation of warmth;

Coldadjective

marked by errorless familiarity;

Coldadjective

no longer new; uninteresting;

Coldadjective

so intense as to be almost uncontrollable;

Coldadjective

sexually unresponsive;

Coldadjective

without compunction or human feeling;

Coldadjective

feeling or showing no enthusiasm;

Coldadjective

unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication;

Coldadjective

of a seeker; far from the object sought

Coldadjective

lacking the warmth of life;

Cold

Cold is the presence of low temperature, especially in the atmosphere. In common usage, cold is often a subjective perception.

Warmadjective

Having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; mildly hot.

Warmadjective

Caring and friendly, of relations to another person.

Warmadjective

Having a color in the red-orange-yellow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum.

Warmadjective

Close, often used in the context of a game in which "warm" and "cold" are used to indicate nearness to the goal.

Warmadjective

Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced.

Warmadjective

(figurative) Communicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness

Warmadjective

(archaic) Ardent, zealous.

Warmadjective

Well off as to property, or in good circumstances; rich.

Warmadjective

(archaic) Requiring arduous effort.

Warmverb

(transitive) To make or keep warm.

Warmverb

(intransitive) To become warm, to heat up.

Warmverb

(intransitive) To favour increasingly.

Warmverb

(intransitive) To become ardent or animated.

Warmverb

(transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.

Warmverb

To beat or spank.

Warmnoun

(colloquial) The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a heating.

Warmadjective

Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.

Warmadjective

Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing.

Warmadjective

Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt.

Warmadjective

Fig.: Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the like, in spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited; sprightly; irritable; excitable.

Warmadjective

Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate.

Warmadjective

Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; forehanded; rich.

Warmadjective

In children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed.

Warmadjective

Having yellow or red for a basis, or in their composition; - said of colors, and opposed to cold which is of blue and its compounds.

Warmverb

To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to render warm; to supply or furnish heat to; as, a stove warms an apartment.

Warmverb

To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.

Warmverb

To become warm, or moderately heated; as, the earth soon warms in a clear day summer.

Warmverb

To become ardent or animated; as, the speake warms as he proceeds.

Warmnoun

The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming; a heating.

Warmverb

get warm or warmer;

Warmverb

make warm or warmer;

Warmadjective

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat;

Warmadjective

psychologically warm; friendly and responsive;

Warmadjective

(color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows;

Warmadjective

having or displaying warmth or affection;

Warmadjective

freshly made or left;

Warmadjective

easily aroused or excited;

Warmadjective

characterized by strong enthusiasm;

Warmadjective

characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement;

Warmadjective

uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble;

Warmadjective

of a seeker; near to the object sought;

Warmadverb

in a warm manner;

Warmadjective

of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature

Warmadjective

(of clothes or coverings) made of a material that helps the body to retain heat

Warmadjective

(of a soil) quick to absorb heat or retaining heat.

Warmadjective

having or showing enthusiasm, affection, or kindness

Warmadjective

characterized by lively or heated disagreement

Warmadjective

sexually explicit or titillating

Warmadjective

(of a colour) containing red, yellow, or orange tones

Warmadjective

(of a scent or trail) fresh; strong.

Warmadjective

(especially in children's games) close to discovering something or guessing the correct answer

Warmverb

make or become warm

Warmverb

spank (someone's buttocks)

Warmnoun

a warm place or area

Warmnoun

an act of warming something or oneself

Warmnoun

short for British warm