cold
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- noun
- /koʊld/
- Many people catch a cold during the winter months, leading to symptoms like a runny nose and sneezing.
- common cold
- get a cold
- catch a cold
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- Oh, I've got a summer cold, it doesn't feel like COVID.
- As a child, you may have also been more prone to colds and other viral illnesses.
- So it's kind of like the the cold or flu, bile flu version of.
- Even a simple cold does not go. You say go, does it go?
- Nothing humbles you more than food poisoning, nothing cold and the common cold.
Examples
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You might catch a cold.
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That was like a week and then I got this terrible cold which I still have.
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I just have a little bit of a cold.
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Do you have a cold?
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What's the first thing you do when you get a cold?
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Annie, the cook, was coming down with a cold and was in a bad humor.
Fiction book (1993) -
Edward was suffering from a cold, but you would never guess his discomfort.
Academic text (2004) -
He has a cold this week, so we can't see him till Saturday.
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I caught a cold, and my cold became bronchitis that lingered for weeks.
Fiction book (1995) -
I've got a cold.
Synonyms
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1.1
A mild virus infection of the nose and throat that causes a runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat
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3.5
A sickness that affects the nose, throat, airways, or lungs
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1.8
A mild viral sickness that makes your nose stuffy, causes sneezing, and may give you a headache
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3.4
An infection of the nose or throat that is like a cold
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6.3
Swelling and irritation of the area behind the nose and above the throat that causes cold symptoms
Idioms
- Informal
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8.1
To feel very excited about something and then lose interest often
Compounds
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3.5
A long period of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union without direct fighting
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A mild virus infection of the nose and throat that causes a runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat
- Specialized
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8.9
A claimed way to make energy by joining parts of atoms at room temperature that most scientists do not accept
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A mild viral sickness that makes your nose stuffy, causes sneezing, and may give you a headache
- Specialized
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3.7
An animal whose body temperature changes with the air or water temperature
- Archaic
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8.8
An apartment in an old building that has no hot running water or central heating
- Specialized
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4.9
A low box with a clear top that protects young plants from cold and helps them grow
- Specialized
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A part inside some lamps and electronic devices that gives out electrons without being heated
- Specialized
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5.3
A man-made rubber made at low temperatures that is tougher and used for car tires
- Archaic
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A way of communicating that gives little detail and asks the audience to imagine the rest
- Offensive
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6.7
Not showing pity and acting cruel, or having a body temperature that changes with the air
- Archaic
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A pink sparkling wine that people make by mixing red and white wines and serve cold
- Specialized
When blood stops flowing to a body part, the tissue dies and becomes dry and dark brown
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the illness called a cold is that people long ago linked catching sickness to cold weather, so the name for the chilly condition was also used for the common winter illness.