Boiling vs. Cold

Boilingnoun

The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.

Coldadjective

(of a thing) Having a low temperature.

‘A cold wind whistled through the trees.’;

Boilingnoun

(uncountable) An animation style with constantly changing wavy outlines, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.

Coldadjective

(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

‘The forecast is that it will be very cold today.’;

Boilingadjective

That boils or boil.

‘boiling kettle’; ‘boiling oil’;

Coldadjective

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.

‘She was so cold she was shivering.’;

Boilingadjective

Of a thing: extremely hot or active.

‘The radiator is boiling – I’m going to turn it down a bit.’;

Coldadjective

Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.

‘She shot me a cold glance before turning her back.’;

Boilingadjective

Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot.

‘I’m boiling – can’t we open a window?’;

Coldadjective

Dispassionate, not prejudiced or partisan, impartial.

‘Let's look at this tomorrow with a cold head.’; ‘He's a nice guy, but the cold facts say we should fire him.’; ‘The cold truth is that states rarely undertake military action unless their national interests are at stake.’;

Boilingadjective

Of the weather: very hot.

‘It’s boiling out today!’;

Coldadjective

Completely unprepared; without introduction.

‘He was assigned cold calls for the first three months.’;

Boilingadverb

(of adjectives associated with heat) Extremely

‘He was boiling mad.’;

Coldadjective

Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.

‘I knocked him out cold.’; ‘After one more beer he passed out cold.’;

Boilingadjective

Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.

Coldadjective

(usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart.

‘Practice your music scales until you know them cold.’; ‘Try both these maneuvers until you have them cold and can do them in the dark without thinking.’; ‘Rehearse your lines until you have them down cold.’; ‘Keep that list in front of you, or memorize it cold.’;

Boilingnoun

The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation.

Coldadjective

(usually with "have" transitively) Cornered, done for.

‘With that receipt, we have them cold for fraud.’; ‘Criminal interrogation. Initially they will dream up explanations faster than you could ever do so, but when they become fatigued, often they will acknowledge that you have them cold.’;

Boilingnoun

Exposure to the action of a hot liquid.

Coldadjective

(obsolete) Not pungent or acrid.

Boilingnoun

the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas

Coldadjective

(obsolete) Unexciting; dull; uninteresting.

Boilingnoun

cooking in a boiling liquid

Coldadjective

Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.

‘a cold scent’;

Boilingadverb

extremely;

‘boiling mad’;

Coldadjective

(obsolete) Not sensitive; not acute.

Boiling

Boiling is the rapid vaporization of a liquid, which occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point, the temperature at which the vapour pressure of the liquid is equal to the pressure exerted on the liquid by the surrounding atmosphere. At sea level the boiling point of water is 100 °C or 212 °F but at higher altitudes it drops to correspond with decreasing atmospheric pressures.

Coldadjective

Distant; said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. Compare warm and hot.

‘You're cold … getting warmer … hot! You've found it!’;

Coldadjective

(painting) Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour.

Coldadjective

(databases) Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.

Coldnoun

A condition of low temperature.

‘Come in, out of the cold.’;

Coldnoun

(medicine) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.

‘I caught a miserable cold and had to stay home for a week.’;

Coldadverb

While at low temperature.

‘The steel was processed cold.’;

Coldadverb

Without preparation.

‘The speaker went in cold and floundered for a topic.’;

Coldadverb

With finality.

‘I knocked him out cold.’;

Coldadverb

In a cold, frank, or realistically honest manner.

Coldadjective

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

Coldadjective

Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold.

Coldadjective

Not pungent or acrid.

Coldadjective

Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved.

‘A cold and unconcerned spectator.’; ‘No cold relation is a zealous citizen.’;

Coldadjective

Unwelcome; disagreeable; unsatisfactory.

Coldadjective

Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting.

‘What a deal of cold business doth a man misspend the better part of life in!’; ‘The jest grows cold . . . when in comes on in a second scene.’;

Coldadjective

Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent.

Coldadjective

Not sensitive; not acute.

‘Smell this business with a sense as coldAs is a dead man's nose.’;

Coldadjective

Distant; - said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed.

Coldadjective

Having a bluish effect. Cf. Warm, 8.

‘He was slain in cold blood after the fight was over.’;

Coldnoun

The relative absence of heat or warmth.

Coldnoun

The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness.

‘When she saw her lord prepared to part,A deadly cold ran shivering to her heart.’;

Coldnoun

A morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh.

Coldverb

To become cold.

Coldnoun

a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs);

‘will they never find a cure for the common cold?’;

Coldnoun

the absence of heat;

‘the coldness made our breath visible’; ‘come in out of the cold’; ‘cold is a vasoconstrictor’;

Coldnoun

the sensation produced by low temperatures;

‘he shivered from the cold’; ‘the cold helped clear his head’;

Coldadjective

used of physical coldness; having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration;

‘a cold climate’; ‘a cold room’; ‘dinner has gotten cold’; ‘cold fingers’; ‘if you are cold, turn up the heat’; ‘a cold beer’;

Coldadjective

extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion;

‘a cold unfriendly nod’; ‘a cold and unaffectionate person’; ‘a cold impersonal manner’; ‘cold logic’; ‘the concert left me cold’;

Coldadjective

having lost freshness through passage of time;

‘a cold trail’; ‘dogs attempting to catch a cold scent’;

Coldadjective

(color) giving no sensation of warmth;

‘a cold bluish gray’;

Coldadjective

marked by errorless familiarity;

‘had her lines cold before rehearsals started’;

Coldadjective

no longer new; uninteresting;

‘cold (or stale) news’;

Coldadjective

so intense as to be almost uncontrollable;

‘cold fury gripped him’;

Coldadjective

sexually unresponsive;

‘was cold to his advances’; ‘a frigid woman’;

Coldadjective

without compunction or human feeling;

‘in cold blood’; ‘cold-blooded killing’; ‘insensate destruction’;

Coldadjective

feeling or showing no enthusiasm;

‘a cold audience’; ‘a cold response to the new play’;

Coldadjective

unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication;

‘the boxer was out cold’; ‘pass out cold’;

Coldadjective

of a seeker; far from the object sought

Coldadjective

lacking the warmth of life;

‘cold in his grave’;

Cold

Cold is the presence of low temperature, especially in the atmosphere. In common usage, cold is often a subjective perception.