| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | cool | Neither warm or very cold |
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| 2 | cool, coolheaded, nerveless | Marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances) | |
| 3 | cool | (color) inducing the impression of coolness | |
| 4 | cool | Psychologically cool and unenthusiastic | |
| 5 | cool | Used of a number or sum and meaning without exaggeration or qualification | |
| 6 | cool | Fashionable and attractive at the time | |
| NOUN | 1 | cool | The quality of being cool |
| 2 | cool, aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid | Great coolness and composure under strain | |
| VERB | 1 | cool, chill, cool down | Make cool or cooler |
| 2 | cool, chill, cool down | Loose heat | |
| 3 | cool, cool off, cool down | Lose intensity |
| Sounds | kuw'l |
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| Rhymes | Blackpool, Boole, boule, and 42 more rhymes in uwl at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Neither warm or very cold. Giving relief from heat. |
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| Examples | "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze" |
| Attribute of | temperature |
| Similar | air-conditioned; air-cooled; chill, chilly; caller; precooled; water-cooled |
| See also | cold |
| Contrary | warm |
| Meaning | Marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances). Unemotional. |
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| Examples | "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis" |
| Synonyms | coolheaded, nerveless |
| Similar to | composed |
| Adverbs | coolly |
| Meaning | (color) inducing the impression of coolness. Used especially of greens and blues and violets. |
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| Examples | "cool greens and blues and violets" |
| Similar | cold |
| Contrary | warm |
| Meaning | Psychologically cool and unenthusiastic. Unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike. |
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| Examples | "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes" |
| Attribute of | emotionality, emotionalism |
| Similar | chilly, unfriendly; unresponsive |
| See also | unagitated; unemotional; unfriendly; cold |
| Contrary | warm |
| Meaning | Used of a number or sum and meaning without exaggeration or qualification. |
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| Examples | "a cool million bucks" |
| Similar to | unqualified |
| Usage | colloquialism |
| Meaning | Fashionable and attractive at the time. Often skilled or socially adept. |
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| Examples | "he's a cool dude"; "that's cool"; "Mary's dress is really cool"; "it's not cool to arrive at a party too early" |
| Similar to | fashionable, stylish |
| Usage | colloquialism |
| Meaning | The quality of being cool. |
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| Examples | "the cool of early morning" |
| Broader | coldness, cold, low temperature |
| Verbs | cool; cool |
| Meaning | Great coolness and composure under strain. |
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| Examples | "keep your cool" |
| Synonyms | aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid |
| Broader | composure, calm, calmness, equanimity |
| Meaning | Make cool or cooler. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | They cool the water |
| Synonyms | chill, cool down |
| Cause to | cool, chill, cool down |
| Narrower | quench; ice; refrigerate |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |
| Contrary | heat, heat up |
| Nouns | cooler; cooling; coolant; cooler; cool; cooling |
| Meaning | Loose heat. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Model | The water cools |
| Examples | "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" |
| Synonyms | chill, cool down |
| Caused by | cool, chill, cool down |
| Broader | change state, turn |
| Contrary | heat, hot up, heat up |
| Nouns | cooling; cool; coolant |
| Meaning | Lose intensity. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" |
| Synonyms | cool off, cool down |
| Broader | change |