the common coldnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌkɒm.ən ˈkəʊld/us/ˌkɑː.mən ˈkoʊld/a slight illness that a lot of people catch, causing a cough, sore throat, and blocked nose
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Colds & flu
- bunged up
- chesty
- chill
- cold
- congested
- coughing fit
- flu
- frog
- hacking cough
- have a frog in your throat idiom
- head cold
- influenza
- runny
- sneeze
- sniff
- sniffle
- snuffle
- stuffed up
- swine flu
- tickle
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Examples from literature
- So far, none of the contagious infections except polio and the common cold had made the jump.
- The common cold is believed to enter by the nose.