cold-water

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adjective

cold-wa·​ter

: having only running water without heat or utility services provided

a cold-water flat

cold water

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noun

: depreciation of something as being ill-advised, unwarranted, or worthless

threw cold water on our hopes

Examples of cold-water in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The institution has made cold-water immersion tubs available at practices and games, installed readily-accessible automatic defibrillators at all venues, added more recovery breaks and provided enhanced instruction for its athletic trainers. —Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2025

Researchers from Australia's Griffith University used drones to follow 103 adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) across the southern hemisphere, from their cold-water feeding grounds on the Western Antarctic Peninsula to the warmer climes of their breeding site off the coast of Colombia. —New Atlas, 28 July 2025

Noun

Make the pig ears: In a large pot, cover the pig ears with cold water. —Jessica Liang, Saveur, 6 Aug. 2025

Rinse the garment in cold water to dilute the stain. —Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1942, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1808, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cold-water

• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater
• granddaughter
• groundwater
• headwater