colds

1. a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)Examples: "will they never find a cure for the common cold?"Synonyms: cold, common cold

2. the absence of heatExamples: "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"Synonyms: cold, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, low temperatureAntonyms: hotness

3. the sensation produced by low temperaturesExamples: "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"Synonyms: cold, coldness