head cold

noun

Definition of head cold

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

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Despite a head cold, Fiers (11-3) worked seven scoreless innings and allowed only three hits while striking out a season-high eight. — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, "Bald fact: Chapman cuts hair, homers in A’s win; Fiers keeps rolling," 9 Aug. 2019 And the viral infection itself may only cause mild symptoms, like a head cold. — Erika Edwards, NBC News, "Doctors urged to look for early signs of polio-like acute flaccid myelitis in kids," 9 July 2019 Spiked ice tea, on the other hand, was more reminiscent of a head cold thanks to a lingering DayQuil taste. — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, "Paula Deen vs. Buddy V: S.A.’s Celebrity Restaurant Smackdown," 7 May 2018 Obama on Clinton's 'Choice' Obama responds, via Richard Wolffe: Obama, struggling with a head cold that forced him to blow his nose in midspeech, tried to deliver a punch against both rivals in Dallas. — Newsweek, "Analysis," 14 Mar. 2018 In all my years of head colds, never once has a doctor sent me home with a prescription for shots. — M. Carrie Allan, sacbee, "Not too shoddy: A mug of hot toddy | The Sacramento Bee," 23 Jan. 2018 In all my years of head colds, never once has a doctor sent me home with a prescription for shots. — M. Carrie Allan, charlotteobserver, "It may not cure your cold, but the hot toddy sure can warm your heart | Charlotte Observer," 23 Jan. 2018 Untitled was energetic in a way that many people loved but that drove me mad — though a bad head cold didn’t help. — Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, "Art at the fairs, in the galleries: A January guide," 10 Jan. 2018 God doesn't send the storms or head colds -- those are the result of living in our very human world. — Leslie Anne Tarabella, AL.com, "He makes me lie down in green pastures," 9 Oct. 2017

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