Colds

noun

1. A condition of low temperature.

   "Come in, out of the cold."

2. (with 'the') A harsh place; a place of abandonment.

   "The former politician was left out in the cold after his friends deserted him."

3. A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.

   "I caught a miserable cold and had to stay home for a week"

4. Rheum, sleepy dust