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co ld shou l|der (cold-shoulders , cold-shouldering , cold-shouldered ) The form cold-shoulder is used for the verb. 1 N‑SING If one person gives another the cold shoulder , they behave towards them in an unfriendly way, to show them that they do not care about them or that they want them to go away. □  But when Gough looked to Haig for support, he was given the cold shoulder.

2 VERB If one person cold-shoulders another, they give them the cold-shoulder. □ [V n] He was cold-shouldered by his team-mates for bringing shame on the club.

co ld snap (cold snaps ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] A cold snap is a short period of cold and icy weather.

co ld sore (cold sores ) N‑COUNT Cold sores are small sore spots that sometimes appear on or near someone's lips and nose when they have a cold. [mainly BRIT ] in AM, usually use fever blister

co ld sto r|age N‑UNCOUNT If something such as food is put in cold storage , it is kept in an artificially-cooled place in order to preserve it. □  The strawberries are kept in cold storage to prevent them spoiling during transportation.

co ld store (cold stores ) N‑COUNT A cold store is a building or room which is artificially cooled so that food can be preserved in it. [BRIT ]

co ld swea t (cold sweats ) N‑COUNT [usu sing, usu in/into N ] If you are in a cold sweat , you are sweating and feel cold, usually because you are very afraid or nervous. □  He awoke from his sleep in a cold sweat.

co ld tu r|key N‑UNCOUNT Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to. [INFORMAL ] □  The quickest way to get her off the drug was to let her go cold turkey.

Co ld Wa r also cold war N‑PROPER The Cold War was the period of hostility and tension between the Soviet bloc and the Western powers that followed the Second World War. □  …the first major crisis of the post-Cold War era.

cole|slaw /koʊ lslɔː/ N‑UNCOUNT Coleslaw is a salad of chopped raw cabbage, carrots, onions, and sometimes other vegetables, usually with mayonnaise.

col|ic /kɒ l I k/ N‑UNCOUNT Colic is an illness in which you get severe pains in your stomach and bowels. Babies especially suffer from colic.

col|icky /kɒ l I ki/ ADJ If someone, especially a baby, is colicky , they are suffering from colic.

co|li|tis /kəla I t I s/ N‑UNCOUNT Colitis is an illness in which your colon becomes inflamed. [TECHNICAL ]

col|labo|rate /kəlæ bəre I t/ (collaborates , collaborating , collaborated )

1 VERB When one person or group collaborates with another, they work together, especially on a book or on some research. □ [V + with ] He collaborated with his son Michael on the English translation of the text. □ [V + with ] A hospital will collaborate with a retail developer to improve retail and catering services. □ [V + on/in ] …a place where professionals and amateurs collaborated in the making of music. □ [V ] The two men met and agreed to collaborate. [Also pl-n V to-inf, V with n to-inf]

2 VERB If someone collaborates with an enemy that is occupying their country during a war, they help them. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V + with ] He was accused of having collaborated with the secret police. [Also V ]

col|labo|ra|tion /kəlæ bəre I ʃ ^ə n/ (collaborations )

1 N‑VAR [in N ] Collaboration is the act of working together to produce a piece of work, especially a book or some research. □ [+ between ] This arose as a result of close collaboration between the two museums. □  …scientific collaborations. □ [+ with ] Drummond was working on a book in collaboration with Zodiac Mindwarp.