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cold as ice

cold as ice adjective: very cold.

Adjective

cold as ice (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very cold.
    Synonyms:
    ice-cold, freezing, cold

Synonyms of cold as ice

Origin of cold as ice

From Middle English cold as ise, cold as yse, colde as ise.

Words that rhyme with cold as ice

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Questions about cold as ice

What does cold as ice mean?
Cold as ice means very cold.
What part of speech is cold as ice?
Cold as ice is an adjective.

Words near cold as ice in the dictionary

  1. cold as a witch's tit
  2. cold as a witch's tit in a brass bra
  3. cold as balls
  4. cold as charity
  5. cold as death
  6. cold as ice
  7. Cold Ash
  8. Cold Ashton
  9. cold avoidant
  10. cold back
  11. cold backs

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