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| alder |
a tree or shrub of the birch family that grows in mostly cool, damp areas and drops its leaves every year. |
| anneal |
to heat and then slowly cool (esp. glass or metal) so as to strengthen and make less brittle. |
| anticyclone |
a large system of winds that rotates around a center of high barometric pressure, moving clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern, and usu. producing cool, dry weather. (Cf. cyclone.) |
| chilly |
causing a cool feeling that is uncomfortable. [1/3 definitions] |
| clammy |
unpleasantly moist, cool, and sticky. [1/2 definitions] |
| cold |
chilled by a refrigerator; served cool. [1/7 definitions] |
| cologne |
a fragrant liquid mixture of alcohol and scented oils, used to cool or perfume the skin; eau de Cologne. |
| cool |
something that is cool or somewhat cold. [2/9 definitions] |
| cooler |
a machine or container designed to cool or maintain a state of coolness. [1/3 definitions] |
| cool off |
to become cool. [1/2 definitions] |
| crisp |
clear and cool; brisk. [1/4 definitions] |
| dew |
little drops of water that collect at night on grass, plants, and other cool surfaces. |
| dorky |
(slang) unstylish or socially-backward in dress, manner, or interests; not cool. |
| fan1 |
a device that is waved back and forth with the hand to cool the face or body. [1/3 definitions] |
| fly3 |
(slang) cool, appealing, or attractive. |
| hip4 |
aware of, participating in, or belonging to the latest fashions in music, language, clothing, and the like; cool or fashionable. [1/2 definitions] |
| hookah |
a smoking pipe with a long tube set in water, designed to cool the smoke as it is drawn through. |
| hotwalker |
one who walks racehorses after they have finished a race or workout, in order to cool them off. |
| montane |
designating the biogeographic zone in mountain regions that is below timberline and is moist and cool. |
| nonchalance |
the condition or quality of being nonchalant; cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| oat |
(usually plural; used with a singular or plural verb) a grain plant that is grown in cool regions. [1/2 definitions] |
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