Word Study
cooler
CIDE DICTIONARY
cooler, n.
- That which cools, or abates heat or excitement. [1913 Webster]"If acid things were used only as coolers, they would not be so proper in this case." [1913 Webster]
- Anything in or by which liquids or other things are cooled, as an ice chest, a vessel for ice water, etc. [1913 Webster]
- An alcoholic beverage containing liquor or wine plus a carbonated beverage, usually served with ice. [PJC]
- jail; -- usually used in the form
the cooler . [PJC] - an air conditioner. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cooler, n.
1 a vessel in which a thing is cooled.
2 US a refrigerator.
3 a long drink, esp. a spritzer.
4 sl. prison or a prison cell.
1 a vessel in which a thing is cooled.
2 US a refrigerator.
3 a long drink, esp. a spritzer.
4 sl. prison or a prison cell.
THESAURUS
cooler
air cooler, calaboose, can, chiller, chokey, clink, cold pack, coop, fan, hoosegow, ice bag, ice bucket, ice cube, ice pack, ice pail, jug, lockup, pokey, prison, quod, slammer, stir, surface cooler, ventilator, water cooler, wine coolerROGET THESAURUS
cooler
Refrigerator
N refrigerator, refrigeratory, frigidarium, cold storage, cold room, cold laboratory, icehouse, icepail, icebag, icebox, cooler, damper, polyurethane cooler, wine cooler, freezer, deep freeze, dry ice freezer, liquid nitrogen freezer, refigerator-freezer, freezing mixture, ice, ice cubes, blocks of ice, chipped ice, liquid nitrogen, dry ice, dry ice-acetone, liquid helium.For further exploring for "cooler" in Webster Dictionary Online
