cold medicine
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2.0
- noun
- /koʊld ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
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medicina para el resfriado
- The doctor recommended taking cold medicine to relieve my congestion.
- cough and cold medicine
Examples
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You can't even get half-decent cold medicine without showing ID anymore; I don't think underage girls trying to buy birth control pills will be a problem.
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Some cold medicines can make you drowsy; others can make you feel "a little hyperactive" or faint, says Collins, all of which could impact your productivity and safety on the job.
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I had to stop off to get some cold medicine.
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I know why people buy cold medicine.
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Have you had any cold medicine today?
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Well, cold medicine or not, I'm really worried about you.
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There is a bottle of cold medicine that he finishes off.
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It was just cold medicine.
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Because I am pregnant, I can't even take any cold medicine to relieve the symptoms.
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My husband likes to keep our cars above half a tank at all times, and I keep a supply of painkillers, cold medicine, tissues, saltines, and ginger ale for when sickness hits.
Blog text (27)
Synonyms
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2.7
A medicine you take to treat or prevent illness
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3.9
A brand of medicine for colds and flu that eases coughs and a blocked nose
How Effective
- Specialized
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3.7
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3.3
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a medicine used to relieve symptoms of the common cold' is directly and compositionally derived from 'cold' (the illness) + 'medicine' (a drug or treatment). This noun–noun combination follows a productive, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Cold medicine The compound noun cold medicine comes from a plain idea: it names medicine for a cold, the common runny-nose illness. So the name now means drugs or syrups that 'relieve cold symptoms'.