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: physical union of male and female genitalia : SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

— co·i·tal adjective

1coke noun : a hard gray porous fuel made by heating soft coal to drive off most of its volatile material

2coke noun : COCAINE

1col abbreviation 1 colonial; colony

2 column

2col or coll abbreviation 1 collect, collected, collection

2 college, collegiate

Col abbreviation 1 colonel

2 Colorado

3 Colossians

COL abbreviation 1 colonel

2 cost of living

co·la noun : a carbonated soft drink usu. containing sugar, caffeine, caramel, and special flavoring

col·an·der noun : a perforated utensil for draining food

1cold adjective 1 : having a low or decidedly subnormal temperature

2 : lacking warmth of feeling

3 : suffering or uncomfortable from lack of warmth

4 : giving the appearance of being dead : UNCONSCIOUS

— cold·ly adverb

— cold·ness noun

— in cold blood

: with premeditation : DELIBERATELY

Synonyms

[1] arctic, bitter, chill, chilly, cool, freezing, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, nippy, polar, raw, snappy, wintry; also subfreezing, subzero; cutting, keen, penetrating, piercing, sharp; bracing, brisk, crisp, invigorating, rigorous; chilled, cooled, frosted, frozen, iced, refrigerated, unheated

Antonyms

broiling, burning, fiery, hot, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sultry, summery, sweltering, torrid, tropical, warm, warming

[2] aloof, antisocial, cool, detached, distant, frosty, remote, standoffish, unsociable—more at COOL

[2] chill, chilly, cold-blooded, cool, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, unfriendly, unsympathetic, wintry; also heartless, pitiless, unfeeling; reserved, soulless, undemonstrative, unemotional, unresponsive; apathetic, indifferent, unenthusiastic, uninterested; aloof, detached, impersonal

Antonyms

cordial, friendly, genial, hearty, sympathetic, warm, warm-blooded, warmhearted

2cold noun 1 a : a condition marked by low temperature

b : cold weather

2 : a chilly feeling

3 : a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling; especially : COMMON COLD

3cold adverb : TOTALLY, FINALLY

cold–blood·ed adjective 1 : lacking normal human feelings

2 : having a body temperature not internally regulated but close to that of the environment

3 : sensitive to cold

Synonyms

callous, hard, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, merciless, obdurate, pitiless, ruthless, soulless, stony, uncharitable, unfeeling, unsparing, unsympathetic—more at HARD

apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stoic, stolid, unemotional—more at IMPASSIVE

cold feet noun plural : doubt or fear that prevents action

cold front noun : an advancing edge of a cold air mass

cold shoulder noun : cold or unsympathetic behavior

— cold–shoul·der verb

Synonyms

brush-off, rebuff, repulse, snub; also dismissal, rejection; banishment, ostracism

cold sore noun : a group of fluid-filled blisters appearing in or about the mouth in the oral form of herpes simplex

cold sweat noun : concurrent perspiration and chill usu. associated with fear, pain, or shock

1cold turkey noun : abrupt complete cessation of the use of an addictive drug

2cold turkey adverb 1 : without a period of adjustment

2 : without preparation

cold war noun : a conflict characterized by the use of means short of sustained overt military action

cole·slaw noun [ORIGIN: D koolsla, fr. kool cabbage + sla salad]

: a salad made of raw cabbage

col·ic noun 1 : sharp sudden abdominal pain

2 : a condition marked by recurrent episodes of crying and irritability in an otherwise healthy infant

— col·icky adjective

col·i·se·um noun : a large structure esp. for athletic contests

Synonyms

bowl, circus, stadium—more at STADIUM

co·li·tis noun : inflammation of the colon

col·lab·o·rate verb -rat·ed; -rat·ing 1 : to work jointly with others (as in writing a book)

2 : to cooperate with an enemy force occupying one's country

— col·lab·o·ra·tive adjective

— col·lab·o·ra·tor noun

Synonyms

concert, cooperate, join, team—more at COOPERATE