head cold

noun

: a common cold centered in the nasal passages and adjacent mucous tissues

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On their debut album, the New York musicians unspool bass pulses that stalk chaotic percussion like a predator; stabs of clanging guitar; vocals that sound—in the best way—like Kim Gordon with a brutal head cold: vertiginous as a nightmare and visceral as real life. Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2025 Herro has missed only five of Miami’s first 78 games — one because of right groin tightness, one because of a stomach illness, one because of a head cold and now one because of the thigh. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025 The crew, even with their admittedly miserable head colds, tested spacecraft system, made several more live broadcasts to the public, and performed a simulated version of the docking maneuver that would link the Command Service Module with the Lunar Module on its way back up from the Moon. Kiona N. Smith, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 Back at it, too: After missing Wednesday night’s loss in Cleveland with a head cold, Herro was visibly still feeling the effects in the locker room pregame. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for head cold

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of head cold was in 1848

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“Head cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20cold. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

head cold

noun
: a common cold centered in the nasal passages and nearby tissues

Medical Definition

head cold

noun
: a common cold centered in the nasal passages and adjacent mucous tissues
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