Phrase guide
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adj
Of the nature of things discussed around a water cooler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A dispenser of cooled drinking water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A location in the workplace where employees gather to chat or gossip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
A type of cooling device that uses water as the heat transfer medium.
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noun
a device for cooling and dispensing drinking water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: device
History
Attributive use of the noun.
For the gossip sense, compare scuttlebutt, of similar origin.
A category of cooling device.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
