cold-wa·ter
: having only running water without heat or utility services provided
a cold-water flat
: depreciation of something as being ill-advised, unwarranted, or worthless
threw cold water on our hopes
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
This cold-water highway extends its influence ashore, affecting weather patterns hundreds of miles inland.
—Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
David Catanese, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The researchers solved this problem by conducting simulated dives, during which participants held their breath while submerging their faces in cold water.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
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Adjective
The tea shop had a new cold-water sink installed without the county health department’s approval, which had already been a violation during multiple prior inspections.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
This cold-water highway extends its influence ashore, affecting weather patterns hundreds of miles inland.
—Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
But Bondi poured cold water on that theory, explaining that time — not a conspiracy — was the reason the files have yet to see the light of day.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The researchers solved this problem by conducting simulated dives, during which participants held their breath while submerging their faces in cold water.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
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“Cold-water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold-water. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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