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Arctic

Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic expedition, night, temperature.

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Cold 84% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Cold 84% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Polar 84% connected

Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas…

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Polar 84% connected

Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas…

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Overshoe 76% connected

A shoe that is worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp., an India-rubber shoe; a galoche.

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Frigid 92% connected

Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Gelid 92% connected

Cold; very cold; frozen.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Glacial 92% connected

Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Icy 92% connected

Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Polar 92% connected

Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rubber 92% connected

One who, or that which, rubs.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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