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cook·er /'kukər/ n 1 especially BrE || stove especially AmE — an
apparatus on which food is cooked → see COOK
(USAGE) 2 BrE a fruit, especially an apple, suitable for cook-
ing
cook·ery /'kukəri/ especially BrE || usually cooking AmE — n [U]
the art or skill of cooking: cookery lessons | He's an expert on
Indian cookery.
'cookery ,book also cookbook especially AmE — n a book on
how to prepare and cook food
cook·house /'kukhaus/ n pl. -houses /,hauzɪz/ old-fash a
kitchen in the open air, where food is cooked in a camp
cook·ie /'kuki/ n 1 also biscuit BrE || cooky AmE— especially AmE
a flat thin dry cake, sweetened or unsweetened, usually sold
in packets or tins: We had cookies and coffee. | chocolate-chip
cookies 2 ScotE for BUN 3 also cooky AmE slang a person of a
particular type: a smart/tough cookie 4 that's the way the
cookie crumbles humor that's how things are and you must
accept them (used when something unfortunate, unpleasant
etc has just happened) 5 toss your cookies AmE slang to
vomit (=bring up food from your stomach)
'cookie ,cutter n AmE an instrument which cuts flat cookies
into special shapes before baking: (fig.) Cookie-cutter houses
lined the street. (=all the houses looked alike)
'Cookie ,Monster, the a character in the US television
programme SESAME STREET who loves to eat COOKIES. He
always appears when anyone has cookies, and he eats all of
them very quickly, loudly, and wildly.
'cookie sheet n AmE for BAKING SHEET
cook·ing /'kukɪŋ/ adj [A] suitable for or used in cooking:
cooking sherry | cooking oil
'cooking ,apple n an apple that you eat cooked → compare
EATING APPLE
'cooking oil n [U] oil from plants, such as SUNFLOWERS or
OLIVES used in cooking, especially frying (FRY)
cook·out /'kuk-aut/ n infl, especially AmE a meal cooked and
eaten outdoors
Cook·son, Cath·er·ine /'kuksən, 'kæθərɪn/ (1906-98) a
British writer of novels with romantic stories that take place
in the past, in the northeast of England. Her books are
especially popular with women, and many of them have
been made into television films.
cook·y /'kuki/ n especially AmE a COOKIE (1, 3)
cool¹ /ku:l/ adj 1 neither warm nor very cold; pleasantly
cold: a cool day | A cool breeze blew off the sea. | a nice cool
beer | As it was a hot day, she wore a cool dress. → see COLD
(USAGE) 2 calm and not easily excited: If you hear the fire
bell, keep cool and don't panic. | We need someone with a cool
head. (=who doesn't get too excited) 3 [(towards)] lacking
warm feelings; not as friendly as usual: He seemed rather cool
towards me today – I wonder if I've offended him. | The
President was given a cool reception when he visited
London. 4 disrespectful in a calmly self-confident way: And
then, as cool as you like, he picked up the contract and tore it in
half. | Well, he certainly is a cool customer (=someone who is
calm in a disrespectful or admired way) and no mis-
take! 5 [A] infml (used to give force to an expression, especially
to large amounts of money): He earns a cool half million a
year. 6 slang very good: You look real(ly) cool in that new
dress. —-ish adj —-ly /'ku:li/ adv —-ness n [U]
cool² v [I;T(DOWN)] 1 to (cause to) become cool: We opened the
windows to cool the room. | a water-cooled/air-cooled engine |
Let your tea cool (down) a little before you drink it. | (fig.) Their
initial enthusiasm soon cooled. → compare WARM 2 cool it
infml a) keep calm; calm down: Come on, you guys, cool
it! b) to reduce the speed of an operation or the pressure on
someone else: They know we're keen to get the contract now,
so I think we should cool it for a bit. 3 cool one's heels to be
forced to wait: He kept them cooling their heels for an hour
outside his door.
cool down phr v [I;T(= cool sbdy. down)] to (cause to) become
calmer and less excited: It took me a long time to cool down
after the argument. | I tried to cool her down but she was too
angry.
cool³ n 1 [the S] a temperature that is pleasantly cold: the cool
of the evening 2 keep/lose one's cool infml to keep/lose
your calmness and self-control
cool⁴ adv play it cool to behave in a calm and unexcited way;
not lose your temper: They expected us to be angry, but we
had decided to play it cool.
cool·ant /'ku:lənt/ n [C,U] tech a liquid used for cooling
down part of a machine or apparatus that gets hot
cool·box /'ku:lboks||-ba:ks/ also cool-bag /-bæg/ || cooler
AmE — n a container which is specially made to keep food and
drink cool and fresh, for use on PICNICS. It is usually made of
plastic and has one or more containers for ice.
cool·er /'ku:lər/ n 1 [C] a container in which something is
cooled or kept cool: a wine cooler 2 [C] AmE for a COOL-
BOX 3 AmE infml a machine which provides AIR-CONDITIONING:
Turn on the cooler, it's hot in here. 4 [the S] slang prison
,cool-'headed adj calm; not easily excited: a cool-headed
person/decision
coo·lie /'ku:li/ n taboo (especially in India and some parts of
the Far East) an unskilled worker paid extremely low wages:
He treats her like a coolie – she works for next to nothing and
never gets a day off.
,cooling-'off ,period n 1 a period before a planned STRIKE
when unions and employers have a chance to reach an
agreement 2 a period after the signing of some types of
sales agreement, when you can change your mind about
buying something: a thirty-day cooling-off period
'cooling ,system n a system for decreasing or keeping low
the temperature of for example an engine by means of air, a
liquid, or a gas: The power station was shut down after a fault
was detected in the cooling system.
'Cool Whip trademark a type of sweet white light food similar
to firm cream, which people in the US often put on sweet
dishes such as pie or fruit
coon /ku:n/ n 1 taboo derog slang a black person (considered
extremely offensive) 2 AmE infml for RACCOON
co-op /'kəu-op||-ɑ:p/ n (often cap.) infml 1 abbrev. for COOPERA-
TIVE: My friends and I belong to a food co-op. 2 (in Brit-
ain) a) an organization of people with similar aims (the
Co-operative Society) which owns a group of shops. All
profits from their sales are given back in one way or another
to the members of the society. b) a shop owned by this
society
coop¹ /ku:p/ n a cage for small animals, especially hens
coop² v
coop sbdy./sthg ⇔ up phr v [T(in) usually pass.] to shut into a
small space; CONFINE: cooped up in a tiny room/in prison
coo·per /'ku:pər/ n a person who makes BARRELS
Cooper, Alice (1948-) a US HEAVY METAL singer whose songs
include School's Out.
Cooper, Ga·ry /'gæri/ (1901-61) a US film actor who often
appeared as characters who were very brave and determined,
and did not speak much. His most famous film is the
WESTERN High Noon (1952), where he defends himself
against a group of violent men.
Cooper, Henry (1934-) a British BOXER who was European
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION from 1968 to 1969, and from 1970
to 1971. He is known for having hit Muhammad Ali so hard
that he fell down when they fought in 1963. His official title
is Sir Henry Cooper.
Cooper, James Fen·i·more /dʒeɪmz 'fenɪmɔ:r/ (1789-
1851) a US writer who wrote novels about Native Americans
and life on the American FRONTIER, including The Deerslayer
and The Last of the Mohicans
Cooper, Tommy (1921-84) a British COMEDIAN, known for
wearing a FEZ (=a Muslim hat), for doing silly magic tricks
that did not work, and for saying 'Just like that!'
co-op·e·rate, co-operate /kəu'ɒpəreɪt||-'ɑ:p-/ v [I(with,
in)] to work or act together for a shared purpose: They'll get
the job finished much more quickly if they all cooperate. | The
British cooperated with the French in designing the satellite. |
[+to-v] Several countries cooperated to build the new plane.
—rator n
co-op·e·ra·tion, co-operation /kəu,ɒpə'reɪʃn||-,ɑ:p-/ n
[U(with)] 1 the act of working together for a shared purpose:
This film was produced in cooperation with Australian
TV. 2 willingness to work together; help: I need your coop-
eration in this matter. | The union decided on a policy of
non-cooperation with the management.