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

Pink brownish mold-like residue buildup on the blue cheese crumbles stored inside the cold-top cooler. — Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

San Bernardino officials did not share what evidence led them to Jeff Maiorca, but said the murder investigation into the cold case remains ongoing and asked anyone with information regarding Jill Maiorca to reach out to the agency. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

The feeling that anything was possible reaches the cold, granite reality of an ending, as final as summer becomes fall. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026

The killings had begun, and the few protesters still waiting in the cold rain howled, their worst nightmares finally made real. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the cold

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