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Cool - Noun

The noun cool has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)

1. cool -- (the quality of being cool: "the cool of early morning")
2. aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid, self-possession -- (great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool")

Cool - Verb

The verb cool has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. cool, chill, cool down -- (make cool or cooler; "Chill the food")
2. cool, chill, cool down -- (loose heat; The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm")
3. cool, cool off, cool down -- (lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably")

Cool - Adjective

The adj cool has 12 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. cool -- (neither warm or very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze")
2. cool -- (calm and unemotional; "play it cool"; "he doesn't seem excited; on the contrary his demeanor is cool and nonchalant")
3. cool, coolheaded, nerveless -- (marked by calm self-control especially in trying circumstances; "a cool negotiator"; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "remained coolheaded in the crisis"; "one of the most nerveless champions in the history of the tournament")
4. cool -- ((color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and violets")
5. cool -- (psychologically cool; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes")
6. cool -- ((music) restrained and fluid and marked by intricate harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the beat; "cool jazz")
7. cool -- ((informal) marked by great skill or facility; "cool maneuvers on the parallel bars")
8. cool, unqualiied -- ((informal; of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification; "a cool million bucks")
9. cool -- (disinterested or dispassionate; "made a cool appraisal of all the issues in the dispute")
10. bang-up, bully, cool, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- ((informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a cool sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing")
11. cool -- ((informal) socially adept; "it's not cool to arrive at a party too early")
12. cold, cool -- (feeling or showing no enthusiasm; "a cold audience"; "a cold response to the new play"; "a cool reply to the invitation")