1. a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); - Example: "will they never find a cure for the common cold?" [syn: cold, common cold]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
common cold
n 1: a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory
passages (but not the lungs); "will they never find a cure
for the common cold?" [syn: cold, common cold]