Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cold spell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: cold spell
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short period during which temperatures are much lower than usual.

noun

A period of poor performance.

Example Sentences

"The only factors in the first four weeks of this year which, apart from greater commercial effort, might have been expected to influence B.R. receipts were the cold spell and the Post Office "go slow"."
"The Rizing Zephyr took a 71-70 lead on a Shota Tsuyama free throw (he missed the first attempt) with 1:42 to play, which was followed by a cold spell by both offenses before Coleby got in position to put his stamp on the final outcome."
"Utility player Garrett Hampson, who was one of the Rockies’ most consistent players early in the season, has hit a cold spell. He snapped an 0-for-16 hitless streak with a single in the seventh inning Sunday but had just one hit in his last 20 at-bats entering Tuesday night’s game."

Etymology

From cold + spell (“period of time”).

Inflected Forms

cold spells (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dry spell

Synonyms

cold wave cold snap

Antonyms

heatwave

Questions

What does cold spell mean?: A short period during which temperatures are much lower than usual.
Where does cold spell come from?: From cold + spell (“period of time”).

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