Kaltakquise

Phonetic: "/kɔʊld/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: (of a thing) Having a low temperature.

Example: A cold wind whistled through the trees.

Definition: (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

Example: The forecast is that it will be very cold today.

Definition: (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.

Example: She was so cold she was shivering.

Definition: Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.

Example: She shot me a cold glance before turning her back.

Definition: Dispassionate, not prejudiced or partisan, impartial.

Example: He's a nice guy, but the cold facts say we should fire him.

Definition: Completely unprepared; without introduction.

Example: He was assigned cold calls for the first three months.

Definition: Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.

Example: After one more beer he passed out cold.

Definition: (usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart.

Example: Keep that list in front of you, or memorize it cold.

Definition: (usually with "have" transitively) Cornered, done for.

Example: Criminal interrogation. Initially they will dream up explanations faster than you could ever do so, but when they become fatigued, often they will acknowledge that you have them cold.

Definition: Not pungent or acrid.

Definition: Unexciting; dull; uninteresting.

Definition: Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.

Example: a cold scent

Definition: Not sensitive; not acute.

Definition: Distant; said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. Compare warm and hot.

Example: You're cold … getting warmer … hot! You've found it!

Definition: Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour.

Definition: Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.

Definition: Without compassion; heartless; ruthless

Example: I can't believe she said that...that was cold!

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A telephone conversation.

Example: I received several calls today.

Definition: A short visit, usually for social purposes.

Example: I paid a call to a dear friend of mine.

Definition: A visit by a ship or boat to a port.

Example: The ship made a call at Southampton.

Definition: A cry or shout.

Example: He heard a call from the other side of the room.

Definition: A decision or judgement.

Example: That was a good call.

Definition: The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.

Example: That sound is the distinctive call of the cuckoo bird.

Definition: A beckoning or summoning.

Example: I had to yield to the call of the wild.

Definition: The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.

Example: I give the call to the Manager of Opposition Business.

Definition: An option to buy stock at a specified price during or at a specified time.

Definition: The act of calling to the other batsman.

Definition: The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)

Definition: A work shift which requires one to be available when requested (see on call).

Definition: The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.

Definition: A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.

Example: There was a 20 dollar bet on the table, and my call was 9.

Definition: The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.

Definition: A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.

Definition: A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.

Definition: A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.

Definition: An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.

Definition: Vocation; employment; calling.

Definition: A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.

Definition: (prostitution) A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: (heading) To use one's voice.

Definition: (heading) To visit.

Definition: (heading) To name, identify or describe.

Definition: (heading) Direct or indirect use of the voice.

Definition: (sometimes with for) To require, demand.

Example: He felt called to help the old man.

Definition: To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.

Definition: To demand repayment of a loan.

Definition: To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.

Example: A recursive function is one that calls itself.