Stale
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having lost its freshness from age. Stale food, for instance, is food which is still edible but has lost its deliciousness. No longer new; no longer interesting; established; old; as, stale news, a stale joke, etc.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A bird used as a decoy to trap other birds. Any trap or lure. A low class of prostitute (originally used as a decoy by other criminals). A person's position, especially in a battle-line. An ambush. A division of armed men posted in a specific place, either for an ambush or for other reasons.
Example sentence: Me and Jerry left because we felt we weren't getting anywhere playing our old songs in tiny clubs. The group was getting stale and staying behind the times.
Cold
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A condition of low temperature.A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having a low temperature.Causing the air to be cold.Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.Completely unprepared; without introduction.Deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: While at low temperature.Without preparation.With finality.
Example sentence: A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.