cool /kool/ adjective- Slightly cold
- Free from excitement
- Calm, imperturbable
- Disinterested, unenthusiastic
- Indifferent
- Impudent
- Unemotional and relaxed
- (of jazz music) restrained, economical and relaxed
- Excellent, admirable (informal)
- Acceptable (informal)
- (of large amounts, esp of money) all of, not less than, as in a cool million (informal)
transitive verb- To make cool
- To allay or moderate (eg heat, excitement, passion, etc)
intransitive verb- (often with down) to grow cool
- To lose radioactivity
noun- That which is cool
- Coolness, imperturbability, self-possession, sangfroid
ORIGIN: OE cōl; cf Ger kühl coolˈant noun - A cooling agent
- A fluid used to cool the edge of a cutting tool (engineering)
- A fluid used as the cooling medium in an engine (engineering)
- The gas or liquid circulated through a reactor core to carry the heat generated in it to boilers or heat exchangers
coolˈer noun - Anything that cools
- A vessel in which something is cooled
- A cool box or bag
- A spritzer with additional fruit juice
- Jail, esp a military jail (slang)
- A refrigerator (N American)
coolˈish adjective Somewhat cool coolˈly adverb - In a cool manner
- With composure
- Indifferently
- Impudently
coolˈness noun - Moderate cold
- Indifference
- Diminution of friendship
- Lack of zeal
- Lack of agitation
- Self-possession
coolth noun (dialect) Coolness coolˈy adjective (Spenser) Cool cool box or cool bag noun An insulated box or bag, used to keep food, etc cool cool change noun (Aust) A change in wind direction resulting in cooler weather coolˈheaded adjective - Not easily excited
- Capable of acting with composure
coolˈhouse noun A greenhouse kept at a cool temperature coolˈhunter noun (informal) A person who studies and advises on probable trends in fashion cooling card noun (Shakespeare) Anything that discourages, or dashes hopes cooling-off see cool off below. cooling-off period noun The time, usu a period of five to seven days, in which a consumer has the right to serve notice of cancellation of a credit, insurance, etc agreement cooling tower noun A large structure in which water heated in an industrial process is cooled for re-use coolˈ-tankard noun - An old name for a cooler with spices and borage
- A local name for borage
cool it (slang; often imperative) To calm down, act in a relaxed fashion cool off - To become less angry and more amenable to reason (cooling-offˈ noun and adjective)
- To grow less passionate (coolˈing-offˈ noun and adjective)
cool one's heels To be kept waiting keep one's cool (informal) To remain calm, keep one's head lose one's cool (informal) To become flustered play it cool To act in a deliberately controlled and calm manner tankard /tangˈkərd/ noun- A large mug-like vessel, usu with a handle and sometimes a hinged lid, used esp for drinking beer from
- The amount contained in a tankard
ORIGIN: Cf MDu tanckaert cool-tankard see under cool |