cooler
noun
Simple meaning
An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
koolerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkulɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.
An iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice
A device for refrigerating dead bodies in a morgue.
Anything which cools.
philippinescountable
Samalamig drink (sweet chilled beverage, such as chilled fruit juice or other flavors like chocolate, coffee, sweet corn, etc., usually mixed with either shredded jelly and/or sago pearls or tapioca pearls)
usslang
A bouncer or doorman.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.
Used this way, cooler is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use cooler
- “We packed sandwiches and drinks in the cooler for our beach day.”
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