■ noun
1》 an unpleasant feeling of coldness.
2》 a feverish cold.
3》 a metal mould designed to aid cooling of metal during casting.
■ verb
1》 make cold.
↘cool (food or drink) in a refrigerator.
2》 horrify or frighten.
3》 (usu. ~ out ) informal calm down and relax.
■ adjective ~y.
Derivatives
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
~ness noun
~some adjective ( literary ).
Origin
OE cele , ciele 'cold, coldness', of Gmc origin; related to cold .