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

For the 2024-25 winter season, the Farmers' Almanac accurately predicted the cold weather in the northern Plains and the Great Lakes, according to USA TODAY, though due to La Niña the season overall was not as wet as anticipated. —Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025

While the official starts of winter isn't until late December, the Almanac predicts the cold and snow might move in as early as September in some parts of the country. —Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025

Each panel is wrapped in a specialized polymer blanket, fitted with 17 layers on the sun-facing side and a single one on the cold side to help regulate temperature. —Victoria Corless, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025

For the summer months, cottons are king while in the cold weather, corduroy, flannel and thermal fabrics rule. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for the cold

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