Cooler definition

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(countable) An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.
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(US, countable or uncountable) A mixed drink, especially one served chilled.

They served wine coolers in the afternoon.

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(US, slang) A prison.

"About a year or so back we had him in the cooler on a Mann Act rap." - "The Big Sleep", by Raymond Chandler.

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(poker, colloquial) A cold deck.
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Comparative form of cool: more cool.

He looks cooler when he's dressed in shorts.

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A cold, refreshing drink, sometimes containing wine or other alcohol.
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(slang) Jail.
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A cold drink, usually carbonated, fruit-flavored, and containing wine or other alcoholic ingredients.
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Anything that cools.
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A device, container, or room that cools or keeps cool.
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(slang) A jail.
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A device, container, or room for cooling things or keeping them cool.
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(countable) Anything which cools.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
cooler
Plural:
coolers

Cooler Sentence Examples

  • It's cooler this time of the day.

  • It's so much cooler than, like, walking somewhere.

  • And one essentially similar but adapted to slightly cooler conditions existed as far north as the latitude of Greenland.

  • She was grateful when a cooler evening fell.

  • On the coast the temperature is high all the year round, but on the plateau it is cooler.

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