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cool
Universal Words
adjective, verb, noun
adjective (cooler, coolest)
fairly cold
1 fairly cold; not hot or warm:
a cool breeze / drink / climate * Cooler weather is forecast for the weekend. * Let's sit in the shade and keep cool. * Store lemons in a cool dry place.
colours
2 making you feel pleasantly cool:
a room painted in cool greens and blues
calm
3 calm; not excited, angry or emotional:
Keep cool! * She tried to remain cool, calm and collected (= calm). * He has a cool head (= he stays calm in an emergency).
not friendly / enthusiastic
4 not friendly, interested or enthusiastic:
She was decidedly cool about the proposal. * He has been cool towards me ever since we had that argument. * They gave the Prime Minister a cool reception. * Her voice was cool and dismissive.
approving
5 (informal) used to show that you admire or approve of something because it is fashionable, attractive and often different:
You look pretty cool with that new haircut. * It's a cool movie.
6 (spoken) people say Cool! or That's cool to show that they approve of sth or agree to a suggestion:
'We're meeting Jake for lunch and we can go on the yacht in the afternoon.' 'Cool!'
confident
7 (informal) calm and confident in a way that lacks respect for other people, but makes people admire you as well as disapprove:
She just took his keys and walked out with them, cool as you please. * He was a cool customer. No one would think to look for him in a city where he'd been arrested for killing a cop.
money
8 [onlybeforenoun] used about a sum of money to emphasize how large it is:
The car cost a cool thirty thousand.
fine
9 used to say that sth is acceptable and not a problem for you:
'Can you come at 10.30 tomorrow?' 'That's cool.' * (especially AmE, spoken) I was surprised by her promotion, but I'm cool with it.
seealsoCOOLLY, COOLNESS
IDIOMS
(as) cool as a cucumber very calm and controlled, especially in a difficult situation
play it cool (informal) to deal with a situation in a calm way:
For once I felt uncertain about blurting out my real feelings. I decided to play it cool.
verb
become colder
1 to become or to make sb/sth become cool or cooler:
[V] Glass contracts as it cools. * Melt the chocolate and allow it to cool slightly. * [VN] The cylinder is cooled by a jet of water. * The evening breeze cooled her face.
become calmer
2 [V] to become calmer, less excited or less enthusiastic:
I think we should wait until tempers have cooled. * Relations between them have definitely cooled (= they are not as friendly with each other as they were).
IDIOMS
cool it! (informal) used to tell sb to be calmer and less excited or angry:
Hey! Cool it! Don't get so excited!
cool your heels (informal) to have to wait for sb/sth
PHRASALVERBS
cool down / off
1 to become cool or cooler:
We cooled off with a swim in the lake.
2 to become calm, less excited or less enthusiastic:
I think you should wait until she's cooled down a little.
cool sb<->down / off
1 to make sb feel cooler:
Drink plenty of cold water to cool yourself down.
2 to make sb calm, less excited or less enthusiastic:
A few hours in a police cell should cool him off.
cool sth<->down / off to make sth cool or cooler
noun (the cool) [sing.] cool air or a cool place:
the cool of the evening
IDIOMS
keep your cool (informal) to remain calm in a difficult situation:
He kept his cool on the convention floor when he was heckled by a young Republican.
lose your cool (informal) to become angry or excited:
I lost my cool and shouted at them.