I.
verb
1 ( also cool down ) become colder
ADVERB
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ completely
▪ quickly , rapidly
▪
Dry soil ~s rapidly when air temperatures fall.
▪ gradually , slowly
▪
Her tea was slowly ~ing in front of her.
VERB + COOL
▪ allow sth to , let sth
▪
Allow the cake to ~ thoroughly before removing it from the tin.
2 ( also cool down , cool off ) become calmer
ADVERB
▪ considerably
▪ slightly , somewhat
▪
He's ~ed down somewhat since this morning,
II.
adj.
1 fairly cold
VERBS
▪ be , feel , look
▪
The forest looked ~ and shady.
▪ become , get
▪
It will probably get ~ later, so bring a coat.
▪ keep sth
▪
Try to keep the drinks ~.
ADVERB
▪ very
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ fairly , quite , rather
▪ relatively
▪
It was a relatively ~ night.
▪ completely
▪
Wait until the cake is completely ~ before cutting.
▪ deliciously , pleasantly , refreshingly , wonderfully
▪
The cave was refreshingly ~.
▪ surprisingly , unseasonably , unusually
▪
The weather that June was unseasonably ~.
2 calm
VERBS
▪ appear , be , look
▪ keep , remain , stay
▪
She managed to stay ~ during the meeting.
▪ act , play it ( informal )
▪
He forced himself to count to ten and act ~.
▪
For once I felt uncertain about my real feelings. I decided to play it ~.
ADVERB
▪ very
▪ pretty
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
She's completely ~ about what happened.
▪ with ( AmE , informal )
▪
I knew I needed surgery, and I was ~ with it.
PHRASES
▪ ~, calm and collected
▪
He did his best to appear ~, calm and collected.
3 not friendly/enthusiastic
VERBS
▪ act ( AmE ), appear , be , sound
▪ remain
ADVERB
▪ distinctly ( esp. BrE ), very
▪ rather , somewhat
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
She was distinctly ~ about their plans.
▪ towards/toward
▪
He was ~ towards me. ( BrE )
▪
I'm sorry I acted ~ toward you. ( AmE )
4 used to show approval
VERB + COOL
▪ be
▪
It's so ~ you came back!
▪ look , sound
▪
You look really ~ in those jeans.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ so
▪ totally
▪ amazingly
Cool is used with these nouns: ↑ air , ↑ basement , ↑ breeze , ↑ calculation , ↑ cheek , ↑ climate , ↑ colour , ↑ composure , ↑ confidence , ↑ confines , ↑ detachment , ↑ drink , ↑ evening , ↑ exterior , ↑ feature , ↑ gadget , ↑ gaze , ↑ green , ↑ hand , ↑ head , ↑ indifference , ↑ jazz , ↑ kid , ↑ light , ↑ look , ↑ marble , ↑ mist , ↑ morning , ↑ mum , ↑ music , ↑ reception , ↑ restaurant , ↑ sand , ↑ shade , ↑ sheet , ↑ shower , ↑ sophistication , ↑ summer , ↑ sunglasses , ↑ temperament , ↑ temperature , ↑ thing , ↑ tone , ↑ voice , ↑ weather