stone-cold
stone-cold adjective: completely cold.
Adjective
stone-cold (comparative more stone-cold, superlative most stone-cold)
- Completely cold.
- By the time I returned to my desk, my tea was stone-cold.
- Without emotion.
- He was a stone-cold killer: he didn't flinch as he took the shot.
- Absolute; incomparable.
- With an ace-high flush on an unpaired board, he had the stone-cold nuts.
Forms of stone-cold
| comparative | more stone-cold |
|---|---|
| superlative | most stone-cold |
| alternative form | stone cold |
| alternative form | stonecold |
Words formed from stone-cold
Phrases with stone-cold
Questions about stone-cold
- What does stone-cold mean?
- Stone-cold means completely cold.
- What part of speech is stone-cold?
- Stone-cold is an adjective.
Words near stone-cold in the dictionary
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