| cooling | | |
| n. (process) | 1. chilling, cooling, temperature reduction | the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature. |
| ~ freeze, freezing | the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid. |
| ~ heat dissipation | dissipation of heat. |
| ~ infrigidation, refrigeration | the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes. |
| ~ temperature change | a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. cooling, cooling system | a mechanism for keeping something cool.; "the cooling was overhead fans" |
| ~ air conditioner, air conditioning | a system that keeps air cool and dry. |
| ~ coolant system | a cooling system that uses a fluid to transfer heat from one place to another. |
| ~ cooling tower | a cooling system used in industry to cool hot water (by partial evaporation) before reusing it as a coolant. |
| ~ evaporative cooler | a cooling system that cools by evaporation. |
| ~ mechanism | device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function. |
| ~ refrigeration system | a cooling system for chilling or freezing (usually for preservative purposes). |
| ~ water pump | the pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause the water to circulate. |
| cool | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. cool | the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature.; "the cool of early morning" |
| ~ low temperature, cold, frigidity, frigidness, coldness | the absence of heat.; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid | great coolness and composure under strain.; "keep your cool" |
| ~ calm, calmness, composure, equanimity | steadiness of mind under stress.; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" |
| v. (change) | 3. chill, cool, cool down | make cool or cooler.; "Chill the food" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ cool, chill, cool down | loose heat.; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" |
| ~ quench | cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid.; "quench steel" |
| ~ ice | put ice on or put on ice.; "Ice your sprained limbs" |
| ~ refrigerate | cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator.; "refrigerate this medicine" |
| v. (change) | 4. chill, cool, cool down | loose heat.; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| v. (change) | 5. cool, cool down, cool off | lose intensity.; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| adj. | 6. cool | neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat.; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze" |
| ~ cold | having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration.; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer" |
| ~ air-conditioned | cooled by air conditioning. |
| ~ air-cooled | cooled by a flow of air.; "an air-cooled engine" |
| ~ caller | providing coolness.; "a cooling breeze"; "`caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'" |
| ~ precooled | cooled in advance. |
| ~ water-cooled | kept cool or designed to be kept cool by means of water especially circulating water.; "a water-cooled engine" |
| adj. | 7. cool, coolheaded, nerveless | marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional.; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament" |
| ~ composed | serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress.; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time" |
| adj. | 8. cool | (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets.; "cool greens and blues and violets" |
| ~ cold | (color) giving no sensation of warmth.; "a cold bluish grey" |
| adj. | 9. cool | psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike.; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes" |
| ~ unagitated | not agitated or disturbed emotionally. |
| ~ unemotional | unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion. |
| ~ unfriendly | not disposed to friendship or friendliness.; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take" |
| ~ cold | extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion.; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold" |
| ~ unresponsive | aloof or indifferent.; "was unresponsive to her passionate advances" |
| adj. | 10. cool | (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification.; "a cool million bucks" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ unqualified | not limited or restricted.; "an unqualified denial" |
| adj. | 11. cool | fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept.; "he's a cool dude"; "that's cool"; "Mary's dress is really cool"; "it's not cool to arrive at a party too early" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ fashionable, stylish | being or in accordance with current social fashions.; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" |
| cool | | |
| half-hearted | | |
| adj. | 1. half-hearted, halfhearted, lukewarm, tepid | feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm.; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate" |
| ~ unenthusiastic | not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor.; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause" |
| nonchalant | | |
| adj. | 1. casual, insouciant, nonchalant | marked by blithe unconcern.; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner" |
| ~ unconcerned | lacking in interest or care or feeling.; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight" |
| phlegmatic | | |
| adj. | 1. phlegmatic, phlegmatical | showing little emotion.; "a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man" |
| ~ unemotional | unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion. |
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