The Clue
Sniffles cases (5 letter answer)
The Answer
COLDS
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Notes
The answer COLDS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
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Definition
COLD as a noun:
1. (cold, common cold) = a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); "will they never find a cure for the common cold?"
2. (coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness) = the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
3. (cold, coldness) = the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"