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How to pronounce cool
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What does cool mean?
adjOf a mildly low temperature.
“I like cool weather the most 'cause it's not too hot to wear a jacket but I won't be too cold in my shorts.”
Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
“Linen has made cool and breathable clothing for millennia.”
Of a color, in the range of violet to green.
“If you have a reddish complexion, you should mainly wear cool colors.”
nounA moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
“in the cool of the morning”
A calm temperament.
The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.
verbTo lose heat, to get colder.
“I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue.”
To make cooler, less warm.
“Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue.”
To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
“Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.”
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