cold´-blood´|ly — cold blood|ed «KOHLD BLUHD ihd», adjective. 1. a) having blood that is about the same temperature as the air or water around the animal. The blood of such animals is colder in the winter than in the summer. Snakes and turtles are cold blooded;… … Useful english dictionary
cold-blood|ed — «KOHLD BLUHD ihd», adjective. 1. a) having blood that is about the same temperature as the air or water around the animal. The blood of such animals is colder in the winter than in the summer. Snakes and turtles are cold blooded; dogs are warm… … Useful english dictionary
cold-blood — cold blood·ed·ly; cold blood·ed·ness; … English syllables
blood´less|ness — blood|less «BLUHD lihs», adjective. 1. without bloodshed: »By surrounding the city the enemy achieved a bloodless victory. 2. without enough blood; pale: »a bloodless face. SYNONYM(S): anemic. 3. Figurative. without energy; spiritless: » … Useful english dictionary
warm´-blood´ed|ness — warm blood|ed «WRM BLUHD ihd», adjective. 1. having warm blood or blood that stays about the same temperature regardless of the air or water around the animal. The normal body temperature of warm blooded animals is between 98 degrees and 112… … Useful english dictionary
cold-bloodedness — cold blood·ed·ness … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
cold-blooded — cold′ blood′ed or cold′blood′ed adj. 1) zool. of or designating animals, as fishes and reptiles, whose blood temperature ranges from the freezing point upward, in accordance with the temperature of the surrounding medium 2) done or acting without … From formal English to slang
cold-blooded — SYN: poikilothermic. * * * cold blood·ed kōl(d) bləd əd adj having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating that of the environment: POIKILOTHERMIC <cold blooded amphibians and reptiles> cold blood·ed·ness n … Medical dictionary
blood´less|ly — blood|less «BLUHD lihs», adjective. 1. without bloodshed: »By surrounding the city the enemy achieved a bloodless victory. 2. without enough blood; pale: »a bloodless face. SYNONYM(S): anemic. 3. Figurative. without energy; spiritless: » … Useful english dictionary
