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Cold Weather

Definition: Cold Weather

Cold Weather

Noun

1. A period of unusually cold weather.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: Cold Weather

Synonyms: cold snap (n), cold spell (n), cold wave (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Cold Weather

English words defined with "cold weather": cold snap, cold spell, cold wavedormouseearmuffPea-jacketsnowsuitweatherstrip, Winter oil. (references)
Specialty definitions using "cold weather": Black-thorn WinterCold Temperature CO, cold-nosingErythema InduratumHangs on, hybrid cooling tower, hybrid wet-dry cooling towerice plugshrinkage at early agesTRACK OILERwetdry tower. (references)

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Modern Usage: Cold Weather

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Cold weather makes people stupid and that's a fact. (Kalifornia; writing credit: Tim Metcalfe. Starring Brad Pitt as Early Grayce, Juliette Lewis as Adele Corners, David Duchovny as Brian Kessler, and Michelle Forbes as Carrie Laughlin.)

Thirty days hath September, April, June, and Montana, all the rest have cold weather, except in the summer, which isn't often. (Hare-um Scare-um; writing credit: Melvin Millar)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Cold Weather

DomainTitle

Books

  • Cold Weather Concreting (reference)

  • Surviving Cold Weather (Greg Davenport's Books for the Wilderness) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Cold Weather

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Photo Album: Cold Weather

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[Tents prepared for cold weather at a Division Lazaret, Gungalin]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Be Careful In Cold Weather, Fires Are Dangerous. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Alongside USS Leyte (CV-32) to refuel during "Operation Frigid" cold weather underway replenishment activities in the North Atlantic, 12 November 1948. The towing cable, used to maintain spacing between the ships, has already been rigged. Messenger lines are visible in lower center. These are employed to bring across telephone lines, refueling hoses and heavier cables that will be used to exchange mail and cargo. Credit: NAVY.

Ship's officers standing beside their submarine, at the U.S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Groton, Connecticut, in 1917. They are Lieutenant (Junior Grade) William F. Callaway (Executive Officer), at left, and Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Paul F. Foster (Commanding Officer). Note their leather coats and cold weather helmets. G-4's periscopes are behind the men. Credit: NAVY.

Useful information in cold weather. Credit: Library of Congress.

Poughkeepsie title defenders - Columbia University's Varsity eight braves cold weather to work out on rough Harlem River. Credit: Library of Congress.

Lake Muroc, California. Flying sergeant dressing in his high altitude cold weather flying suit. Credit: Library of Congress.

"Flying Sergeant" dressing in his high altitude cold weather flying suit. Lake Muroc, California. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Cold Weather

AuthorQuotation

Leonardo Da Vinci

Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Cold Weather

TitleAuthorQuote

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

In cold weather we eat more, in warm less.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Cold Weather

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

You should wear a protective cap or scarf when you're in the sun or outdoors in cold weather. (references)

The seasonal variation may relate to the opening of schools and to cold weather, which prompt people to spend more time indoors and increase the chances that viruses will spread from person to person. (references)

The most common cold-causing viruses survive better when humidity is lowthe colder months of the year. Cold weather also may make the nasal passages' lining drier and more vulnerable to viral infection. (references)

Worker Rights

China

In February 1999, TIN and the foreign press reported increased use of military-style drills and exercises (often in either very hot or very cold weather) at Lhasa's Drapchi prison. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expression: Cold Weather

Expression using "cold weather": cold weather assembly. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Cold Weather

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

cold weather gear

572

cold weather clothing

28

cold weather boot

4

extreme cold weather clothing

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Cold Weather

Language Translations for "cold weather"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Hungarian

  

ilyen hidegben (in this cold weather), ilyen hideg időben (in this cold weather). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

冷気 (chill, cold, cold air, cold wave), '空 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

さむぞら, れいき (aura, chill, cold, cold air, cold wave, established rule, excitation, Reiki). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oldcay eatherway

   

Romanian

  

vreme rece. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Cold Weather

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

frigore, frigoribus, frigoris, frigus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Cold Weather

LanguageDateSourceProverbs Chapter 25, Verse 20
Latin405VulgateEt amittit pallium in die frigoris acetum in nitro et qui cantat carmina cordi pessimo
Middle English1395WyclifAnd leeseth the mantil in the dai of cold. Eisel in glas, that singeth dites with peruertid herte. As a moyhe to the cloth, and a werm to the tree, so sorewe of a man noyeth to the herte.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAs he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Victorian English1833WebsterAs he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre; so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
Basic English1964OgdenLike one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Cold Weather

LanguageProverbs Chapter 25, Verse 20
Cebuano¶ Ingon sa usa nga nagahukas ug saput sa tingtugnaw, ug ingon sa suka ibabaw sa soda, Mao man siya nga nagaawit sa mga awit sa usa ka masulob-on nga kasingkasing.
CroatianKao onaj koji skida haljinu u zimski dan ili ocat lije na ranu, takav je onaj tko pjeva pjesmu turobnu srcu.
DanishSom at lægge Frakken, når det er Frost, og hælde surt over Natron, så er det at synge for mismodig Mand.
DutchDie liederen zingt bij een treurig hart, is gelijk hij, die een kleed aflegt ten dage der koude, en als edik op salpeter.
FinnishKuin se, joka riisuu vaatteet pakkaspäivänä, kuin etikka lipeän sekaan, on se, joka laulaa lauluja murheelliselle sydämelle.
FrenchOter son vêtement dans un jour froid, Répandre du vinaigre sur du nitre, C`est dire des chansons un coeur attristé.
GermanWer einem betrübten Herzen Lieder singt, das ist, wie wenn einer das Kleid ablegt am kalten Tage, und wie Essig auf der Kreide.
Haitian Creole¶ Chante mereng pou yon moun ki nan lapenn, se tankou moun ki wete tout rad sou li nan fredi, se tankou si ou prije sitwon sou yon malenng.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariBernyanyi untuk orang yang berduka seperti menelanjanginya dalam kedinginan cuaca seperti menuang cuka pada lukanya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaSeperti orang yang menanggalkan pakaiannya pada masa sejuk, dan seperti cuka disiram kepada luka yang baharu, demikianlah hal orang yang menyanyikan nyanyian bagi orang yang berdukacita hatinya.
Italianè togliersi le vesti in un giorno rigido. Aceto su una piaga viva, tali sono i canti per un cuore afflitto.
Maori¶ Ko te tangata e waiata ana ki te ngakau pouri, e rite ana ki te tangata e whakarere ana i te kakahu i te rangi maeke, ki te winika hoki i runga i te houra.
NorwegianLik den som legger av sine klær på en vinterdag, lik eddik på pottaske er den som synger viser for et sorgfullt hjerte.
PortugueseO que entoa canções ao coração aflito é como aquele que despe uma peça de roupa num dia de frio, e como vinagre sobre a chaga.   
RumanianCa unul care kwi scoate haina pe o zi rece, sau varsq oyet pe silitrq, awa este cine ckntq ckntece unei inimi kn nenorocire. -
RussianюФП УОЙНБАЭЙК У УЕ'С П"ЕЦ"Х Ч ИПМП"ОЩК "ЕОШ, ЮФП ХЛУХУ ОБ ТБОХ, ФП ПАЭЙК ЕУОЙ ЕЮБМШОПНХ УЕТ""Х.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Cold Weather

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-h-l-o-r-t-w"

-2 letters: cartwheel, corelated, reclothed, relocated, tracheole, trochleae.

-3 letters: chelated, chelator, chlorate, chordate, chortled, coleader, corelate, decorate, decretal, detacher, haltered, hectored, lathered, leadwort, reclothe, recoaled, relocate, tochered, trachled, trochlea, troweled, wreathed, wretched.

-4 letters: alerted, altered, caroled, catered, cathode, cerated, charted, cheated, cheater, chelate, cholate, cholera, chorale, chordal, choreal, chortle, chowder, cleared, cleated, clothed, clowder, cohered.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Cold Weather


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 6F 6C 64      57 65 61 74 68 65 72

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01101111 01101100 01100100 00100000 01010111 01100101 01100001 01110100 01101000 01100101 01110010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#111 &#108 &#100 &#32 &#87 &#101 &#97 &#116 &#104 &#101 &#114

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 006F 006C 0064      0057 0065 0061 0074 0068 0065 0072

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

37817870257716786747184

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet
13. Translations: Modern
14. Translations: Ancient
15. Bible Trace
16. Anagrams
17. Orthography
18. Bibliography


  

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