Collocations for cold - noun
1. lack of heat; low temperature
VERB + cold
feel
I don't feel the cold as badly as many people.
I don't feel the cold as badly as many people.
keep out
The house has extra insulation to keep out the cold.
The house has extra insulation to keep out the cold.
be blue with,
be numb with
My hands were blue with cold.
My hands were blue with cold.
PREPOSITION
against the cold
We were well wrapped up against the cold.
We were well wrapped up against the cold.
out in the cold
(often figurative)
He stood out in the cold and waited.
Millions of ordinary workers feel left out in the cold by the shift to digital technology.
He stood out in the cold and waited.
Millions of ordinary workers feel left out in the cold by the shift to digital technology.
2. common illness
ADJECTIVE
bad,
heavy (BrE),
nasty
She won her match despite suffering from a heavy cold.
She won her match despite suffering from a heavy cold.
mild,
slight
common
When will they find a cure for the common cold?
common
When will they find a cure for the common cold?
chest,
head
VERB + cold
have,
nurse,
suffer from
Jim stayed at home because he was nursing a cold.
Jim stayed at home because he was nursing a cold.
catch,
go down with
(BrE)
I must have caught a cold on the bus.
If you stay out in the rain you'll catch cold!
I must have caught a cold on the bus.
If you stay out in the rain you'll catch cold!