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Meaning of colds

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

colds

noun

Definitions

  1. A condition of low temperature.

    Example: Come in, out of the cold.

  2. (with 'the') A harsh place; a place of abandonment.

    Example: The former politician was left out in the cold after his friends deserted him.

  3. A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.

    Example: I caught a miserable cold and had to stay home for a week

  4. Rheum, sleepy dust