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a form of the common cold characterized esp. by nasal congestion and sneezing.[1935-40]
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head cold
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head cold — head′ cold n. pat a common cold characterized esp. by nasal congestion and sneezing • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
head cold — n. a common cold characterized chiefly by congestion of the nasal passages … English World dictionary
head cold — noun a common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headache • Hypernyms: ↑cold, ↑common cold * * * noun : a common cold in which the symptoms are primarily centered in the nasal passages and adjacent… … Useful english dictionary
head cold — noun A common cold (illness). Wroe would put a pillow in the oven, lay his head on it, and let the oven be heated as hot as he could bear it, to drive away a head cold … Wiktionary
head cold — /ˈhɛd koʊld/ (say hed kohld) noun a form of the common cold that mainly involves inflammation or infection of the nasal passages. Compare chest cold. Also, headcold …
head cold — noun Date: 1936 a common cold centered in the nasal passages and adjacent mucous tissues … New Collegiate Dictionary
cold — I adj. of a low temperature 1) biting, bitter, bitterly cold (it was bitter cold) 2) cold to (cold to the touch) unfriendly 3) cold towards II n. low temperature 1) biting, bitter, extreme, intense, severe cold 2) the cold has let up illness 3)… … Combinatory dictionary
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