cool vs lew

cool

verb
  • To make cooler, less warm. 

  • To lose heat, to get colder. 

  • To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate. 

  • To kill. 

  • To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate. 

adj
  • Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem. 

  • Calmly audacious. 

  • Allowing or suggesting heat relief. 

  • Very interesting or exciting. 

  • (followed by with) Able to tolerate; to be fine with. 

  • Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others. 

  • (of an act or situation) annoying, irritating. 

  • (of a pair of people) holding no grudge against one another; having no beef. 

  • Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold. 

  • Of a person, not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself. 

  • Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount. 

  • In fashion and fancy, part of or befitting the most leading trends and habits of the in crowd; originally hipster slang. 

  • Of a color, in the range of violet to green. 

  • Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical. 

noun
  • A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness. 

  • A calm temperament. 

  • The property of being cool, popular or in fashion. 

lew

verb
  • To make warm or lukewarm. 

  • To shelter from the wind. 

adj
  • Weak. 

  • Lukewarm, tepid. 

  • Alee: protected from the wind. 

  • Sickly-looking, pale, wan. 

noun
  • Warmth, heat. 

  • A shelter from the wind, particularly temporary structures raised by shepherds to protect their flocks. 

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