cool

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verb

1 (also cool down) become colder

ADVERB

▪ a little, slightly, etc.

▪ completely

▪ quickly, rapidly

▪

Dry soil cools rapidly when air temperatures fall.

▪ gradually, slowly

▪

Her tea was slowly cooling in front of her.

VERB + COOL

▪ allow sth to, let sth

▪

Allow the cake to cool thoroughly before removing it from the tin.

2 (also cool down, cool off) become calmer

ADVERB

▪ considerably

▪ slightly, somewhat

▪

He's cooled down somewhat since this morning,

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adj.

1 fairly cold

VERBS

▪ be, feel, look

▪

The forest looked cool and shady.

▪ become, get

▪

It will probably get cool later, so bring a coat.

▪ keep sth

▪

Try to keep the drinks cool.

ADVERB

▪ very

▪ a little, slightly, etc.

▪ fairly, quite, rather

▪ relatively

▪

It was a relatively cool night.

▪ completely

▪

Wait until the cake is completely cool before cutting.

▪ deliciously, pleasantly, refreshingly, wonderfully

▪

The cave was refreshingly cool.

▪ surprisingly, unseasonably, unusually

▪

The weather that June was unseasonably cool.

2 calm

VERBS

▪ appear, be, look

▪ keep, remain, stay

▪

She managed to stay cool during the meeting.

▪ act, play it (informal)

▪

He forced himself to count to ten and act cool.

▪

For once I felt uncertain about my real feelings. I decided to play it cool.

ADVERB

▪ very

▪ pretty

PREPOSITION

▪ about

▪

She's completely cool about what happened.

▪ with (AmE, informal)

▪

I knew I needed surgery, and I was cool with it.

PHRASES

▪ cool, calm and collected

▪

He did his best to appear cool, calm and collected.

3 not friendly/enthusiastic

VERBS

▪ act (AmE), appear, be, sound

▪ remain

ADVERB

▪ distinctly (esp. BrE), very

▪ rather, somewhat

PREPOSITION

▪ about

▪

She was distinctly cool about their plans.

▪ towards/toward

▪

He was cool towards me. (BrE)

▪

I'm sorry I acted cool toward you. (AmE)

4 used to show approval

VERB + COOL

▪ be

▪

It's so cool you came back!

▪ look, sound

▪

You look really cool in those jeans.

ADVERB

▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.

▪ so

▪ totally

▪ amazingly

Cool is used with these nouns: ↑air, ↑basement, ↑breeze, ↑calculation, ↑cheek, ↑climate, ↑colour, ↑composure, ↑confidence, ↑confines, ↑detachment, ↑drink, ↑evening, ↑exterior, ↑feature, ↑gadget, ↑gaze, ↑green, ↑hand, ↑head, ↑indifference, ↑jazz, ↑kid, ↑light, ↑look, ↑marble, ↑mist, ↑morning, ↑mum, ↑music, ↑reception, ↑restaurant, ↑sand, ↑shade, ↑sheet, ↑shower, ↑sophistication, ↑summer, ↑sunglasses, ↑temperament, ↑temperature, ↑thing, ↑tone, ↑voice, ↑weather