drinking water cooler
1water cooler — Ⅰ. water cooler UK US (also water cooler, watercooler) noun [C] WORKPLACE ► a machine that supplies cool water for drinking, usually in an office or other public place: »You can add almost a quarter of a mile to your daily walking schedule simply …
2water cooler — water coolers N SING A water cooler is a machine that dispenses drinking water, especially in an office. [mainly AM]Water cooler is used in expressions that refer to the informal conversations that people have in their office or workplace. Three… …
3water cooler — ☆ water cooler n. a device for cooling water, esp. by refrigeration, for drinking, as from a BUBBLER or a refillable container …
4Water cooler — A water cooler (commonly spelled watercooler as a compound word) is a device that cools and dispenses water. They are generally broken up in two categories: bottle less and bottled water coolers. Bottle less water coolers are hooked up to a water …
5water cooler — 1. noun a) A dispenser of cooled drinking water. b) A place in the workplace where employees gossip. 2. adjective of the nature of things discussed around a water cooler in those days The Late Show was Monday water cooler …
6water cooler — 1. a container for holding drinking water that is cooled and drawn off by a faucet or spigot. 2. a drinking fountain in which water is cooled by mechanical refrigeration. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * …
7water cooler — wa′ter cool er n. 1) a container for holding drinking water that is drawn off by a faucet or spigot 2) a drinking fountain in which water is cooled by mechanical refrigeration • Etymology: 1840–50, amer …
8water cooler — noun a dispenser of cooled drinking water, used in offices and other places of work …
9water cooler — /ˈwɔtə kulə/ (say wawtuh koohluh) noun a vessel for holding drinking water which is cooled and drawn off for use by a tap …
10water cooler — noun a device for cooling and dispensing drinking water • Hypernyms: ↑device …
