the cold

noun

: cold weather

The cold really sets in around late November and doesn't let up until April.

I stood there shivering in the cold.

Come in out of the cold.

Examples of the cold in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lines were pretty long, both to order and to pick up, but people passed the 15-20 minutes chatting with each other and joking about the cold. —Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026

On Friday, for instance, the former celebrity stylist was seen arriving at Casa Tua, a celebrity favorite frequented by the likes of Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid and Hailey Bieber, warding off the cold in a toasty white furry jacket. —Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 3 Jan. 2026

Thousands of Chicagoans braved the cold to celebrate New Year’s Eve at the corner of Wacker and Franklin in the Loop and were treated to fireworks, musical performances and a countdown to midnight projected on the Merchandise Mart. —Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026

The term, used by the Assiniboine people of the Northern Great Plains, references the idea that this full moon roughly lands in the middle of the cold season. —Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the cold

• ahold
• behold
• billfold
• blindfold
• cajoled
• consoled
• controlled
• cotswold
• eightfold
• enfold
• enrolled
• extolled