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Why is it that men who can go through severe accidents, air raids, and any other major crisis always seems to think that they are at death's door when they have a simple head cold?
Shirley Booth

Meaning of "head cold" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAD COLD

head cold  [hɛd kəʊld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAD COLD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Head cold is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEAD COLD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

head cold

Common cold

The common cold is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract which primarily affects the nose. Symptoms include coughing, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, and fever which usually resolve in seven to ten days, with some symptoms lasting up to three weeks. Well over 200 virus strains are implicated in the cause of the common cold; the rhinoviruses are the most common. Upper respiratory tract infections are loosely divided by the areas they affect, with the common cold primarily affecting the nose, the throat, and the sinuses, occasionally involving either or both eyes via conjunctivitis. Symptoms are mostly due to the body's immune response to the infection rather than to tissue destruction by the viruses themselves. The primary method of prevention is by hand washing with some evidence to support the effectiveness of wearing face masks. The common cold may occasionally lead to pneumonia, either viral pneumonia or secondary bacterial pneumonia. No cure for the common cold exists, but the symptoms can be treated.

Definition of head cold in the English dictionary

The definition of head cold in the dictionary is a cold which affects the mucous membranes of the nose; the symptoms are sneezing, headaches and a blocked-up nose.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEAD COLD


acold
əˈkəʊld
anticold
ˌæntɪˈkəʊld
bold
bəʊld
cold
kəʊld
controlled
kənˈtrəʊld
fold
fəʊld
gold
ɡəʊld
hold
həʊld
household
ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld
ice-cold
ˌaɪsˈkəʊld
old
əʊld
outscold
ˌaʊtˈskəʊld
overcold
ˌəʊvəˈkəʊld
scold
skəʊld
six-year-old
ˈsɪksˌjɪəˌəʊld
sold
səʊld
supercold
ˌsuːpərˈkəʊld
threshold
ˈθrɛʃəʊld
told
təʊld
ultracold
ʌltrəˈkəʊld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAD COLD

head and shoulders above
head arrangement
head boy
head chef
head clerk
head collar
head count
head for
head gardener
head gate
head girl
head height
head injury
head lad
head lice
head massage
head money
head nurse
head of state
head of steam

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAD COLD

Arnold
behold
blow hot and cold
catch a cold
chest cold
common cold
cuckold
freehold
from cold
Harold
icy cold
in the cold
leave someone cold
make one´s blood run cold
manifold
mold
stone-cold
unfold
untold
white gold

Synonyms and antonyms of head cold in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «head cold» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAD COLD

Find out the translation of head cold to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of head cold from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «head cold» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

感冒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la cabeza fría
570 millions of speakers

English

head cold
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ठंड सिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رئاسة البرد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

насморк
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cabeça fria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাথা ঠাণ্ডা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la tête froide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepala sejuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schnupfen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寒さに向かう
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차가운 머리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sirah sirah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầu lạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலை குளிர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोके थंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Soğuk baş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

testa fredda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głowa zimno
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нежить
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cap rece
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κεφάλι κρύο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kop koud
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

huvudet kallt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hodet kaldt
5 millions of speakers

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The term «head cold» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.168 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about head cold

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2 QUOTES WITH «HEAD COLD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word head cold.
1
Shirley Booth
Why is it that men who can go through severe accidents, air raids, and any other major crisis always seems to think that they are at death's door when they have a simple head cold?
2
Ben Cross
I have great admiration for athletes. They are just like actors in a lot of ways. They have tremendous pressures and conflicts. They have to compete, and they can't stay home just because they have a head cold.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAD COLD»

Discover the use of head cold in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to head cold and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Head Cold and Depression Healed! + Divorce 500
A book based on inventing with information that many can use, from healing head colds and getting rid of age spots, to advice on divorce and marriage.
Jim Carey, 2003
2
Henry Has a Head Cold
This book is appropriate to be read to young children who are preparing to attend Primary School for the very first time.
B. Malone Shells, 2010
3
The Blessings of Motherhood: Health, Pregnancy and Childcare ...
Scheme 1 Cause, symptoms and treatment of common health problems Illness Illnesses of the respiratory tract Lawhim (common cold) Whim en tet (head cold) Whim ne ne (nose cold) (flu) Whim anle tsje (chest cold) Pneumonia (piwezi) ...
Anja Krumeich, 1994
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Hydropathy; or, The cold water cure as practised by Vincent ...
put cold wet bandages on the head. Cold wet bandages should often be repeated on the diseased parts, to strengthen the inactive vessels, and give a tone to the weakened organs. Often a foot-bath and cold bandages are sufficient to cure the ...
R T. Claridge, Vincent Priessnitz, 1842
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Cold water, tepid water and friction cure
There is much sense in the old adage — " Keep the head cold and the feet warm. " Previously to sleeping without a nightcap, and washing my head every morning with cold water, I was constantly tormented with cold in the head, from which I ...
R.T. Claridge, 1849
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Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Whether applied to reduce local inflammation in any part of the body, or to cool the scalp in determination to the head, cold lotions as ordinarily employed do infinitely more barm than good. The cold is applied at distant intervals, its effect soon ...
‎1836
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Live in the Balance: The Ground-Breaking East-West Nutrition ...
Depression, apathy, and fatigue are also signs of cold. Someone with a cold pattern loves to curl up under a warm blanket in the quiet of a soft couch, perhaps with a hot chocolate. Waking up with a full-blown head cold, complete with aches,  ...
Linda Prout, 2009
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Every man his own doctor: the cold-water, tepid water, and ...
Keep the head cold, and the feet warm." Previously to sleeping without a nightcap, and washing my head every morning with cold water, I was constantly/ tormented with cold in the head, from which I am now perfectly free. Perhaps, in some ...
R T. Claridge, 1849
9
Handbook of Materia Medica and Homoeopathic Therapeutics
Cut- \ Far-sighted. Could scarcely see any near object in ting, < walking and pressure of hand and in forehead. ; forenoon on waking from a nap. Dim vision after Gnawing. Pain ; whenever she ties anything tight ! getting the head cold ;-D., with ...
Timothy Field Allen, 2003
10
The Harvard Medical School Guide to Taking Control of ...
SITUATION #1: THE HEAD COLD Imagine that your asthma has been generally well controlled. You take a steroid inhaler (two puffs twice daily) to keep it under control. Most days you do not need your quick-relief bronchodilator (albuterol) ...
Christopher H. Fanta, Lynda M. Cristiano, Kenan E. Haver, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAD COLD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term head cold is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bees Suck At Carrying Pollen When They're Sick
And just like a person with a head cold, the infected bees had trouble getting to work (pollinating flowers) tended to go home early, and weren't ... «Popular Science, Jul 15»
2
Should I Be Worried About Getting Sick When I Go To The Hospital?
It can be hard to keep away from someone you care about in their time of need, but your little head cold could mean a lot more trouble for them ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jul 15»
3
"We come in numbers"
When does the head cold become a chest infection or pneumonia? At what stage do you see the changing conditions if you're not clinically ... «Cowra Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Number of flu cases in Metro North district tops Queensland
She also said it was important patients did not mistake a bad head cold for the flu. “If you do feel particularly unwell visit your doctor,” she said. The Metro North ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
5
Adirondack Theatre Festival caters to kids with PB&J
... trial of the Big Bad Wolf, who claims blowing down the three little pigs' houses was accidental and merely a side effect from a bad head cold. «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»
6
Samson No Second Fiddle
Reinhart sounded as though he was fighting a head cold or allergies on Monday, however, that didn't stop him from positively reflecting back to ... «Hockeybuzz.com, Jul 15»
7
An open letter to Gov. Hogan
... than what you have and make you feel like a sissy for complaining about cancer when it could be a debilitating head cold like your friend has. «My Eastern Shore, Jul 15»
8
Firefighter donates portion of liver to teen
The next six years progressed just fine until Quittner, 17, developed a head cold in September. Parker says that cold sent his disease into ... «Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Jul 15»
9
10 Warning Signs Terrorists May Be Active in Your Community
Could someone sporting a large sweatshirt, vest, or jacket on a blazing day be suffering from a head cold or just be fashion-challenged? «Newsmax, Jul 15»
10
'Orange' still works because of its supporting characters
My binge-watching was jump-started by a nasty head cold that seemed to be going around a few weeks ago. With little else to do besides sleep ... «St. Cloud Times, Jul 15»

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