cool

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkuːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kul/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ko̅o̅l)

Inflections of 'cool' (adj):
cooler
adj comparative
coolest
adj superlative

Collocations for "cool"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cool" in context.

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cool

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. a cool [breeze, room, morning, day]
  2. [store, keep] in a cool place
  3. cool [drink, juice, milk, refreshment]
  4. a cool glass of [milk, water, beer]
  5. cool and [dry, breezy, windy]
  6. cool [air, water, air-conditioning]
  7. a nice cool [drink, beer]
  8. nice and cool
  9. [is, keep, stayed] cool in the face of [disaster, the enemy]
  10. cool and [calculated, calm, decisive]
  11. a cool (and calculated) [decision, aim, move]
  12. a cool [reply, answer, response]
  13. keep a cool head
  14. what a cool [phone, T-shirt, song, toy, car]!
  15. it's cool to [see, be, have, go, get]
  16. it's not cool to [arrive late, sing in the car]
  17. (that's so) cool!
v
  1. let the [food, soup, water] cool
  2. [let it, leave it to] cool (off)
  3. cool (off) in the [fridge, freezer]
  4. cool it to [50 degrees]
  5. the [weather, air, day] has cooled [off, down]
  6. cool off in the [pool, shade, air conditioning]
  7. let the [car, stove] cool down
  8. cool down after [a long run, hard work]
  9. cool down in the [pool, shade]
  10. cool down with a [glass of lemonade, shower]
  11. cool off after [an argument, a fight]
  12. the [argument] cooled down
  13. cool his [anger, temper]
  14. the [comments, difficulty, disappointment] cooled his [enthusiasm, ambition]
  15. dated, slang, cool it!
n
  1. (in) the cool of the [night, early morning]
  2. [love, hate] the cool of the [night]
  3. the cool [is, feels] refreshing
  4. [prefer, thrive in] the (damp and) cool
  5. [managed, tried] to keep her cool
  6. kept her cool [despite, under] tough conditions
  7. [don’t, try not to] lose your cool
adv
  1. [should, have to] play it cool
'cool' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
allow - blow - beer - cat - fan - front - furniture - head - iron - dance - welcome - water - summer - spring - spell - shower - shop - shit - Saturday - present - pasta - pan - morning - milk - calm - weird - warm - really - pretty - old - kind - guitar - jet - shirt - canopy - climate - cucumber - custard - daddy - December - dip - dough - downtown - duct - dude - jelly - kit - lick - mist - mixture

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