cold
adjective
having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth.
colds
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pluralof cold.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Even inside the house, the smoke gets in. Honestly, since the haze, my body aches, as if I've been beaten up. The immune system is down. I get coughs and colds easily."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Riley bought the medicine as "people get freshers flu or colds all the time in the first year"
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
These looked at the effect of vitamin C on the severity and duration of colds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
But this wasn’t a World Cup for the purists—or for anyone convinced that air conditioning gives you colds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Mr. Grayson,” Bat said, “did you know that gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses?”
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
