- 1[uncountable] a lack of heat or warmth; a low temperature, especially in the atmosphere He shivered with cold. Don't stand outside in the cold. She doesn't seem to feel the cold.
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illness - 2[countable] (less frequent the common cold) a common illness that affects the nose and/or throat, making you cough, sneeze, etc. I've got a cold. a bad/heavy/slight cold to catch a cold Idioms
low temperature
to catch a very bad cold
to become accepted or included in a group, etc. after a period of being outside it
to not include someone in a group or an activity
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