Collocations for cold - adj.
1. not hot or warm
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem | become, get, grow, turn
As evening fell it got very cold. | The room grew cold. | In January it turned very cold.
As evening fell it got very cold. | The room grew cold. | In January it turned very cold.
make sb/sth
The rain overnight had made the water cold.
The rain overnight had made the water cold.
keep sth
Use ice to keep the drinks cold.
Use ice to keep the drinks cold.
ADV.
bitterly, extremely, freezing, ice-, icy, terribly, very
It''s bitterly cold outside. | There was a freezing cold wind. | an ice-cold beer
It''s bitterly cold outside. | There was a freezing cold wind. | an ice-cold beer
fairly, quite, rather
2. not cooked/having become cold after cooking
VERBS
be | get, go
Your dinner''s getting cold. | I''m afraid the coffee''s gone cold.
Your dinner''s getting cold. | I''m afraid the coffee''s gone cold.
eat sth, serve sth
Bake in the oven for twenty minutes. Serve hot or cold.
Bake in the oven for twenty minutes. Serve hot or cold.
ADV.
stone
This soup is stone cold!
This soup is stone cold!