Cool vs. Heat

Cool vs. Heat — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cool and Heat

Cooladjective

Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.

Heatnoun

(uncountable) Thermal energy.

This furnace puts out 5000 BTUs of heat.That engine is really throwing off some heat.Removal of heat from the liquid caused it to turn into a solid.

Cooladjective

Allowing or suggesting heat relief.

a cool grey colour

Heatnoun

(uncountable) The condition or quality of being hot.

Stay out of the heat of the sun!

Cooladjective

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

Heatnoun

(uncountable) An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.

The chili sauce gave the dish heat.
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Cooladjective

Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.

His proposals had a cool reception.

Heatnoun

(uncountable) A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.

It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment.

Cooladjective

Calmly audacious.

In control as always, he came up with a cool plan.

Heatnoun

(uncountable) An undesirable amount of attention.

The heat from her family after her DUI arrest was unbearable.

Cooladjective

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

Heatnoun

The police.

The heat! Scram!
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Cooladjective

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

Heatnoun

One or more firearms.

Cooladjective

(informal) In fashion, part of or fitting the in crowd; originally hipster slang.

Heatnoun

A fastball.

The catcher called for the heat, high and tight.

Cooladjective

(informal) Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.

Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?

Heatnoun

(uncountable) A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.

The male canines were attracted by the female in heat.

Cooladjective

(informal) Of a person, not upset by circumstances that might ordinarily be upsetting.

I'm completely cool with my girlfriend leaving me.

Heatnoun

(countable) A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race

The runner had high hopes, but was out of contention after the first heat.

Coolnoun

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

in the cool of the morning

Heatnoun

(countable) One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.

I can make a scroll like that in a single heat.

Coolnoun

A calm temperament.

Heatnoun

(countable) A hot spell.

The children stayed indoors during this year's summer heat.

Coolnoun

The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.

Heatnoun

(uncountable) Heating system; a system that raises the temperature of a room or building.

I'm freezing; could you turn on the heat?

Coolverb

To lose heat, to get colder.

I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue.

Heatnoun

(uncountable) The output of a heating system.

During the power outage we had no heat because the controls are electric.Older folks like more heat than the young.

Coolverb

(transitive) To make cooler, less warm.

Heatnoun

In omegaverse fan fiction, a cyclical period in which alphas and omegas experience an intense, sometimes irresistible biological urge to mate.

Coolverb

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

Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.

Heatverb

(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot often with "up".

I'll heat up the water.

Coolverb

(transitive) To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.

Heatverb

(intransitive) To become hotter.

There's a pot of soup heating on the stove.

Coolverb

(transitive) To kill.

Heatverb

To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.

Coolnoun

the quality of being cool;

the cool of early morning

Heatverb

To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.

Coolnoun

great coolness and composure under strain;

keep your cool

Heatverb

To arouse, to excite (sexually).

The massage heated her up.

Coolverb

make cool or cooler;

Chill the food

Heatnoun

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

Coolverb

loose heat;

The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm

Heatnoun

the presence of heat

Coolverb

lose intensity;

His enthusiasm cooled considerably

Heatnoun

the sensation caused by heat energy

Cooladjective

neither warm or very cold; giving relief from heat;

a cool autumn daya cool roomcool summer dressescool drinksa cool breeze

Heatnoun

intense passion or emotion

Cooladjective

marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional;

play it coolkeep coolstayed coolheaded in the crisisthe most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament

Heatnoun

applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

Cooladjective

(color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets;

cool greens and blues and violets

Heatnoun

a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race

Cooladjective

psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike;

relations were cool and politea cool receptioncool to the idea of higher taxes

Heatnoun

utility to warm a building;

the heating system wasn't workingthey have radiant heating

Cooladjective

used of a number or sum and meaning without exaggeration or qualification;

a cool million bucks

Heatverb

make hot or hotter;

heat the soup

Cooladjective

fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept;

he's a cool dudethat's coolMary's dress is really coolit's not cool to arrive at a party too early

Heatverb

provide with heat;

heat the house

Heatverb

arouse or excite feelings and passions;

The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poorThe refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the worldWake old feelings of hatred

Heatverb

gain heat or get hot;

The room heated up quickly