cooler
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈkuːlər/
- US
:
nevera portátil
- After the hike, we opened our cooler to enjoy the refreshing bottled water.
- water coolers
- mechanical coolers
- oil coolers
You noticed I had a cooler on my jet ski.
- You noticed I had a cooler on my jet ski.
Examples
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Bears will break windows to get at food, and they recognize coolers as a food source.
Academic text (1994) -
You noticed I had a cooler on my jet ski.
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What about those coolers at the top?
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Hey, yo, can we get some coolers too?
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Hey, could you clean the coolers?
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The boys have all brought small coolers loaded with six packs.
Fiction book (1999) -
Before noon, they emerge at the top of the ramp, holding coolers and picnic baskets.
Fiction book (1994) -
Women, sipping beer and smoking cigarettes, sit in lawn chairs surrounded by coolers and an occasional iced keg.
Fiction book (1998) -
The picnic cooler was filled with sandwiches and cold drinks for our day at the beach.
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To keep the drinks cold during the party, we used several coolers filled with ice.
Synonyms
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1.0
A machine that keeps food and drinks cold and fresh
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1.0
A cold box in the kitchen that keeps food and drink fresh
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7.9
A container that keeps food cold using blocks of ice without power
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1.7
A portable box that keeps food and drinks cold with ice
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3.0
A container filled with ice that keeps a wine bottle cold
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1.0
A container that holds ice to keep drinks cold
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2.1
A machine that cools and gives drinking water
A machine that uses electricity to keep food cold
Antonyms
Compounds
How Cold
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cooler comes from the word cool ('not warm') plus the ending -er, which makes the name of a thing, like heater. So a cooler is literally something that keeps food or drink 'not warm', such as a small fridge or an insulated box.