coldness

  • 101chill — noun 1》 an unpleasant feeling of coldness. 2》 a feverish cold. 3》 a metal mould designed to aid cooling of metal during casting. verb 1》 make cold.     ↘cool (food or drink) in a refrigerator. 2》 horrify or frighten. 3》 (usu. chill out) informal… …

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  • 102chill — 1. noun 1) a chill in the air Syn: coldness, chilliness, coolness, iciness, rawness, bitterness, nip Ant: warmth 2) he had a chill Syn: a …

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  • 103frost — [[t]frɔst, frɒst[/t]] n. 1) mer a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water 2) mer a covering of minute ice crystals, formed from the atmosphere at night upon the ground and exposed objects when they have cooled by… …

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  • 104cold — /koʊld / (say kohld) adjective 1. having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: a cold day. 2. having a temperature lower than the normal temperature of the body: cold hands. 3. producing or feeling, especially in a high degree …

  • 105ei-s-2, ei-n- (*ḫeu̯is) —     ei s 2, ei n (*ḫeu̯is)     English meaning: ice     Deutsche Übersetzung: “Eis, Frost”     Material: Av. isu “ icy”, aēxa n. “coldness”, püM.Ir. īš “coldness”, Osset. yex, ix “ice”, afghO.N. asai “frost” (if from inchoative formation *is sk̂ …

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  • 106ĝhei-2 : ĝhi- —     ĝhei 2 : ĝhi     English meaning: winter; snow     Deutsche Übersetzung: “Winter, Schnee”     Note: after Specht Decl. 14, 330 f. older men stem, with already IE change of mn to m.     Material: A. ĝhei men , *ĝheimn : The r extension is… …

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  • 107reĝ-1 —     reĝ 1     English meaning: right, just, to make right; king     Deutsche Übersetzung: “gerade, gerade richten, lenken, recken, strecken, aufrichten” (also unterstũtzend, helfend); direction, line (Spur, Geleise) under likewise… …

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  • 108srīg-, srīgos- —     srīg , srīgos     English meaning: cold, frost     Deutsche Übersetzung: “Kälte, Frost”     Material: Gk. ῥῖγος n. “frost”, ῥῑγέω, perf. m. present meaning ἔρρῑγα “ freeze, shudder, erschauern”; ῥῑγώω “friere”; Lat. frīgus, oris n. (= Gk.… …

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  • 109frigid — [frij′id] adj. [ME < L frigidus < frigere, to be cold < frigus, coldness, frost < IE base * srīg , coldness > Gr rhigos, frost] 1. extremely cold; without heat or warmth 2. without warmth of feeling or manner; stiff and formal 3.… …

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  • 110frostiness — noun 1. coldness as evidenced by frost • Derivationally related forms: ↑frosty • Hypernyms: ↑coldness, ↑cold, ↑low temperature, ↑frigidity, ↑frigidness 2. a silvery white color …

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