English Explanatory Dictionary

cooler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
  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)
  6. Ellipsis of air cooler, evaporative cooler, desert cooler, or swamp cooler.
  7. A prison.
  8. A bouncer or doorman.
  9. A cold deck.
  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.
  12. A cooling swim or dip in the water.
adj
  1. comparative form of cool: more cool
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ˈkuː.lə(ɹ)/ /ˈku.lɚ/ en-us-cooler.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cooler.wav /ˈkʉː.lə(ɹ)/

Word forms

cooler coolers

Etymology

From cool + -er.

Synonyms

car fridge cool bag cool box chilly bin esky ice chest

Related words

chiller freezer heater warmer

Derived words

aftercooler air cooler California cooler cooler bag coolerful cryocooler desert cooler evaporative cooler hydrocooler intercooler jelly cooler overcooler pearl cooler precooler Remsen cooler swamp cooler water cooler wine cooler cooler heads must prevail cooler heads prevail cooler heads prevailed cooler heads will prevail
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