common cold

Noun

Meaning

a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

rheum cold acute pose influenza coryza flu snuffle allergic rhinitis tonsilitis viral rhinorrhea nasopharyngitis

Hypernyms

respiratory disease respiratory disorder respiratory illness communicable disease

Hyponyms

head cold

Examples

A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold. Ogden Nash

Successful salesman: someone who has found a cure for the common cold shoulder. Robert Orben

Pressure and stress is the common cold of the psyche. Andrew Denton

The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold. Ike Skelton

That common cold of the male psyche, fear of commitment. Richard Schickel

Depression has been called the world's number one public health problem. In fact, depression is so widespread it is considered the common cold of psychiatric disturbances. But there is a grim difference between depression and a cold. Depression can kill you. David D. Burns

Close letter words and terms

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