water-cooler

  • 21Phantom-of-the-water-cooler — A terminated employee who insists on sneaking back into a workplace and visiting with ex employees. My boss had a strict policy on preventing Phantoms of the water coolers at my worksite …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 22Cooler (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Language 2 Industry and technology 3 Entertainment and recreation …

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  • 23cooler — Synonyms and related words: air cooler, calaboose, can, chiller, chokey, clink, cold pack, coop, fan, hoosegow, ice bag, ice bucket, ice cube, ice pack, ice pail, jug, lockup, pokey, prison, quod, slammer, stir, surface cooler, ventilator, water… …

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  • 24cooler — /kooh leuhr/, n. 1. a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool. 2. anything that cools or makes cool; refrigerant. 3. an air conditioner. 4. a tall drink, consisting of liquor, soda, and a fruit …

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  • 25cooler — UK [ˈkuːlə(r)] / US [ˈkulər] noun [countable] Word forms cooler : singular cooler plural coolers 1) a machine used for keeping liquids cold a water cooler 2) mainly American a coolbox …

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  • 26water — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O 2 a liquid consisting chiefly of this and found in seas, lakes, and rivers, in rain, and in secretions of organisms. 3 an… …

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  • 27water — {{11}}water (n.1) O.E. wæter, from P.Gmc. *watar (Cf. O.S. watar, O.Fris. wetir, Du. water, O.H.G. wazzar, Ger. Wasser, O.N. vatn, Goth. wato water ), from PIE *wodor/*wedor/*uder , from root *wed (Cf …

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  • 28water fountain — noun a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑drinking fountain, ↑bubbler • Derivationally related forms: ↑bubble (for: ↑bubbler) • …

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  • 29cooler — cool|er [ kulər ] noun count 1. ) AMERICAN a container that can be carried easily and is used for keeping food cold 2. ) a machine used for keeping liquids cold: a water cooler …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30cooler — cool•er [[t]ˈku lər[/t]] n. 1) a container, as an insulated chest, for keeping something cool 2) coo vin a tall, iced, usu. alcoholic drink 3) water cooler 4) sts Slang. jail • Etymology: 1565–75 …

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