| ADJECTIVE | all | cool | neither warm nor very cold |
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| all | cool, coolheaded, nerveless | marked by calm self-control (especially in trying / trying circumstances) | |
| all | cool | (color) inducing the impression of coolness | |
| all | cool | psychologically cool and unenthusiastic | |
| all | cool, all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory | being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition | |
| all | cool | (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification | |
| all | cool | fashionable and attractive at the time | |
| VERB | change | cool, chill, cool down | make cool or cooler |
| change | cool, chill, cool down | loose heat | |
| change | cool, cool off, cool down | lose intensity | |
| NOUN | attribute | cool | the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature |
| attribute | cool, aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid | great coolness and composure under strain / strain |
| Sounds | kuw'l | |
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| Rhymes | Blackpool ... Yule: 48 rhymes with uwl... | |
| Meaning | Neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat / heat. | |
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| Attribute of | temperature | The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment / environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) |
| Narrower | air-conditioned | Cooled by air conditioning |
| air-cooled | Cooled by a flow of air | |
| caller | Providing coolness | |
| precooled | Cooled in advance | |
| water-cooled | Kept cool or designed to be kept cool by means of water especially circulating water | |
| See also | cold | Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration |
| Opposite | warm | Having or producing a comfortable / comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat |
| Spanish | fresco | |
| Nouns | coolness | the property of being moderately cold |
| Meaning | marked by calm self-control (especially in trying / trying circumstances); unemotional. | |
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| Synonyms | coolheaded, nerveless | |
| Broader | composed | serenely self-possessed and free from agitation / agitation especially in times of stress |
| Spanish | fláccido, fresco, imperturbable, tranquilo | |
| Nouns | coolness | fearless self-possession in the face of danger |
| Adverbs | coolly | in a composed and unconcerned manner |
| Meaning | (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets. | |
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| Example | "cool greens and blues and violets" | |
| Narrower | cold | (color) giving no sensation of warmth |
| Opposite | warm | (color) inducing the impression of warmth |
| Spanish | frío | |
| Meaning | psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike. | |
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| Attribute of | emotionality, emotionalism | emotional nature or quality |
| Narrower | unresponsive | aloof or indifferent |
| See also | cold | Extended meanings |
| unagitated | not agitated or disturbed emotionally | |
| unemotional | unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion | |
| unfriendly | not disposed to friendship or friendliness | |
| Opposite | warm | psychologically warm |
| Nouns | coolness | a lack of affection or enthusiasm |
| Meaning | satisfactory or in satisfactory condition. | |
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| Synonyms | all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory | |
| Broader | satisfactory | Giving satisfaction |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | bien, correcto | |
| Catalan | bé, correcte, d'acord | |
| Meaning | (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification. | |
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| Example | "a cool million bucks" | |
| Broader | unqualified | not limited or restricted |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Meaning | fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept. | |
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| Broader | fashionable, stylish | Being or in accordance with current social fashions |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Nouns | coolness | calm and unruffled self-assurance |
| Meaning | The quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature. | |
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| Example | "the cool of early morning" | |
| Broader | coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness | The absence of heat |
| Spanish | fresco, frescor | |
| Catalan | fresca, frescor | |
| Verbs | cool | loose heat |
| cool | make cool or cooler | |
| Meaning | Great coolness and composure under strain / strain. | |
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| Example | "keep your cool" | |
| Synonyms | aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid | |
| Broader | composure, calm, calmness, equanimity | steadiness of mind under stress |
| Spanish | aplomo, sangre fría | |
| Catalan | aplom, sang freda | |
| 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 | Loose heat |
| Narrower | ice | put ice on or put on ice |
| quench | Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid | |
| refrigerate | Cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | heat, heat up | make hot or hotter |
| Spanish | congelarse, congelar, enfriarse, enfriar, refrescar, refrigerar | |
| Catalan | congelar-se, congelar, refredar-se, refredar | |
| Nouns | cool | the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature |
| coolant | a fluid agent (gas or liquid / liquid) that produces cooling | |
| cooler | a refrigerator for cooling liquids / liquids | |
| cooler | an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice | |
| cooling | a mechanism for keeping something cool | |
| cooling | the process of becoming cooler | |
| Meaning | Loose heat. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | The water cools | |
| Example | "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" | |
| Synonyms | chill, cool down | |
| Caused by | cool, chill, cool down | make cool or cooler |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | heat, hot up, heat up | gain heat or get hot |
| Spanish | enfriarse, enfriar, refrescar | |
| Catalan | refredar, refrescar | |
| Nouns | cool | the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature |
| coolant | a fluid agent (gas or liquid / liquid) that produces cooling | |
| cooling | the process of becoming cooler | |
| Meaning | Lose intensity. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" | |
| Synonyms | cool off, cool down | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
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