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cooler.

Anything which cools.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkuː.lə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈku.lɚ/Canada, General-American/ˈkʉː.lə(ɹ)/Australia
  1. Anything which cools.

  2. An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.

  3. A device for refrigerating dead bodies in a morgue.

  4. A type of drink made with alcohol, especially wine, mixed with fruit juice.

    Canada · South-Africa · countable · uncountable
    They served wine coolers in the afternoon.
  5. samalamig drink (sweet chilled beverage, such as chilled fruit juice or other flavors like chocolate, coffee, sweet corn, etc., usually mixed with either shredded jelly and/or sago pearls or tapioca pearls)

    Philippines · countable
  6. Ellipsis of air cooler, evaporative cooler, desert cooler, or swamp cooler.

    India · abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis
  7. A prison.

    US · slang
  8. A bouncer or doorman.

    US · slang
  9. A cold deck.

    colloquial
  10. A loss suffered while holding a hand which is ordinarily strong, especially one which involves the loss of many chips.

  11. A final glass of porter after a session drinking spirits and water.

    obsolete · slang
  12. A cooling swim or dip in the water.

    archaic · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English cool Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English cooler From cool + -er.

adj/ˈkuː.lə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈku.lɚ/Canada, General-American/ˈkʉː.lə(ɹ)/Australia
  1. comparative form of cool: more cool

    comparative · form-of
    He looks cooler when he's dressed in shorts.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English cool Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English cooler From cool + -er.

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