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| in cold blood |
| 1. prep. In a ruthless and unfeeling manner; premeditatedly and deliberately, without provocation. |
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| It was not a suicide! He was murdered in cold blood. |
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| in |
| 1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits. |
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| 2. prep. Contained by. |
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| The dog is in the kennel. |
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| 3. prep. Within. |
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| 4. prep. Surrounded by. |
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| cold |
| 1. adj. (of a thing) Having a low temperature. |
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| A cold wind whistled through the trees. |
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| 2. adj. (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold. |
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| The forecast is that it will be very cold today. |
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| 3. adj. (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort. |
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| Blood |
| 1. n. A member of the Los Angeles gang The Bloods. |
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| 2. n. A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped b |
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| The blood flows into the menstrual cup. |
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| 3. n. A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption (see blood relative, blood relation, by blood). |
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| 4. n. (historical) One of the four humours in the human body. |
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