Kilo Lingo

cool

/kuːl/

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Translation

A little cold, but not very cold; between cold and warm.

Word origin

From Old English col, the common Germanic word for a little cold.

Origin
Old English
Root
col

Examples

pool .

"Cool" means a little cold, but not very cold.

shade.

Here "cool" describes air that is between cold and warm.

.

Here "cool" tells us the drink is a little cold.

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This word is part of lesson 15.