water cooler
a container for holding drinking water that is cooled and drawn off by a faucet or spigot.
a drinking fountain in which water is cooled by mechanical refrigeration.
Origin of water cooler
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How to use water cooler in a sentence
If 2014 was any indication, the coming TV schedule is sure to be filled with plenty of water-cooler shows.
A bottle of locally brewed liquor chills in a water cooler in the corner, a Pepsi bottle next to it for mixing.
Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan | Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“My ideal is that this conversation happens at the water cooler,” Tambor says.
Jeffrey Tambor Is One Helluva Woman: Inside His Phenomenal Turn in ‘Transparent’ | Kevin Fallon | September 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll likely had some uncomfortable small talk to make at the water cooler when they got back.
How Awkward Will Isaiah Washington’s Return to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Be? | Marina Watts | March 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf all of it was true, Stratford Oakmont must have had some of the most awkward water-cooler talks in corporate history.
The Real Wolf of Wall Street: Jordan Belfort’s Vulgar Memoirs | Jimmy So | December 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
He got up, lurching to the motion of the flying train, and started forward to the water cooler behind the car door.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm | Irvin S. CobbHe went to the water cooler, filled the glass with cold water and presented it to the young lady.
Fred Fearnot's New Ranch | Hal StandishAfter a copious raid on the water-cooler, Theodora returned, feeling a little bloated, but much more composed and natural.
Atlantic Narratives | Mary AntinAt his side lay the torso of the young reporter, his head mashed by the heavy water-cooler.
The Promise | James B. HendryxIn getting a small boat see that it is a "water cooler," as an air-cooler will run a few minutes and stop, as the piston swells.
The houseboat book | William F. Waugh
British Dictionary definitions for water cooler
a device for cooling and dispensing drinking water
informal
indicating the kind of informal conversation among office staff that takes place at such a dispenser: water-cooler conversations
indicating an event, television programme, etc, sufficiently controversial or otherwise noteworthy to provide subject matter for such conversations: water-cooler television; a water-cooler moment
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