The difference between Common cold and Pose

When used as nouns, common cold means a very common, mild viral infection of the nose and throat, whose symptoms include sneezing, sniffling, a running or blocked nose, a sore throat, coughing and a headache, whereas pose means common cold, head cold.


Pose is also verb with the meaning: to place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.

check bellow for the other definitions of Common cold and Pose

  1. Common cold as a noun (pathology):

    A very common, mild viral infection of the nose and throat, whose symptoms include sneezing, sniffling, a running or blocked nose, a sore throat, coughing and a headache.

  1. Pose as a noun (archaic):

    Common cold, head cold; catarrh.

  1. Pose as a verb (transitive):

    To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.

    Examples:

    "To pose a model for a picture."

  2. Pose as a verb (transitive):

    To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).

  3. Pose as a verb (transitive):

    To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).

  4. Pose as a verb (intransitive):

    To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.

  5. Pose as a verb (intransitive):

    To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.

  6. Pose as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To interrogate; to question.

  7. Pose as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.

  1. Pose as a noun:

    Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).

    Examples:

    "Please adopt a more graceful pose for my camera."

  2. Pose as a noun:

    Affectation.

  1. Pose as a verb (obsolete):

    To ask (someone) questions; to interrogate.

  2. Pose as a verb (now, _, rare):

    to puzzle, non-plus, or embarrass with difficult questions.

  3. Pose as a verb (now, _, rare):

    To perplex or confuse (someone).

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