Having cold blood
1Cold blood — Cold Cold (k[=o]ld), a. [Compar. {Colder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Coldest}.] [OE. cold, cald, AS. cald, ceald; akin to OS. kald, D. koud, G. kalt, Icel. kaldr, Dan. kold, Sw. kall, Goth. kalds, L. gelu frost, gelare to freeze. Orig. p. p. of AS. calan …
2cold´-blood´ed|ness — cold blood|ed «KOHLD BLUHD ihd», adjective. 1. a) having blood that is about the same temperature as the air or water around the animal. The blood of such animals is colder in the winter than in the summer. Snakes and turtles are cold blooded;… …
3cold´-blood´|ly — cold blood|ed «KOHLD BLUHD ihd», adjective. 1. a) having blood that is about the same temperature as the air or water around the animal. The blood of such animals is colder in the winter than in the summer. Snakes and turtles are cold blooded;… …
4cold-blood|ed — «KOHLD BLUHD ihd», adjective. 1. a) having blood that is about the same temperature as the air or water around the animal. The blood of such animals is colder in the winter than in the summer. Snakes and turtles are cold blooded; dogs are warm… …
5In cold blood — Cold Cold (k[=o]ld), a. [Compar. {Colder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Coldest}.] [OE. cold, cald, AS. cald, ceald; akin to OS. kald, D. koud, G. kalt, Icel. kaldr, Dan. kold, Sw. kall, Goth. kalds, L. gelu frost, gelare to freeze. Orig. p. p. of AS. calan …
6Cold-blooded — Cold blood ed, a. 1. Having cold blood; said of fish or animals whose blood is but little warmer than the water or air about them. [1913 Webster] 2. Deficient in sensibility or feeling; hard hearted. [1913 Webster] 3. Not thoroughbred; said of… …
7cold-blooded — adjective Date: 1595 1. a. done or acting without consideration, compunction, or clemency < cold blooded murder > b. matter of fact, emotionless < a cold blooded assessment > 2. having cold blood …
8cold-blooded — a. 1. Having cold blood. 2. Unfeeling, apathetic, cold hearted. See cold, 4. 3. Deliberate, calculating, calculated, heartless, unrelenting, relentless, remorseless, cruel …
9Cold — (k[=o]ld), a. [Compar. {Colder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Coldest}.] [OE. cold, cald, AS. cald, ceald; akin to OS. kald, D. koud, G. kalt, Icel. kaldr, Dan. kold, Sw. kall, Goth. kalds, L. gelu frost, gelare to freeze. Orig. p. p. of AS. calan to be… …
10Cold abscess — Cold Cold (k[=o]ld), a. [Compar. {Colder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Coldest}.] [OE. cold, cald, AS. cald, ceald; akin to OS. kald, D. koud, G. kalt, Icel. kaldr, Dan. kold, Sw. kall, Goth. kalds, L. gelu frost, gelare to freeze. Orig. p. p. of AS. calan …
