The atopical (as well as the understandably atypical) nature of this blog is clearly evinced by today's preplanned choice of item to try and consign to room 101. And in true atypical style - in an effort to keep my dear readers on their toes (or is it just that time is of the essence now, and so concessions must be made?) - I will argue not at length for its inclusion in the place, but leave my Concise Oxford Dictionary's definition to fight my cause and urge you on to welcome it with open arms to room 101.
Word of the Week
Cold
cold adj., n., & adv. —adj. 1 of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the human body. 2 not heated; cooled after being heated. 3 (of a person) feeling cold. 4 lacking ardour, friendliness, or affection; undemonstrative, apathetic. 5 depressing, dispiriting, uninteresting (cold facts). 6 a dead. b colloq. unconscious. 7 colloq. at one's mercy (had me cold). 8 sexually frigid. 9 (of soil) slow to absorb heat. 10 (of a scent in hunting) having become weak. 11 (in children's games) far from finding or guessing what is sought. 12 without preparation or rehearsal. —n. 1 a the prevalence of a low temperature, esp. in the atmosphere. b cold weather; a cold environment (went out into the cold). 2 an infection in which the mucous membrane of the nose and throat becomes inflamed, causing running at the nose, sneezing, sore throat, etc. —adv. esp. US completely, entirely (was stopped cold mid-sentence).
Definition courtesy of the Concise Oxford Dictionary
