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chill
[ chil ]
noun
- coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
the chill of evening.
- a sensation of cold, usually with shivering:
She felt a slight chill from the open window.
- a feeling of sudden fear, anxiety, or alarm.
- sudden coldness of the body, as during the cold stage of an ague:
fevers and chills.
- a depressing influence or sensation:
His presence cast a chill over everyone.
- lack of warmth of feeling; unfriendliness; coolness.
- Foundry. an inserted object or a surface in a mold capable of absorbing large amounts of heat, used to harden the surface of a casting or to increase its rate of solidification at a specific point.
adjective
verb (used without object)
- to become cold:
The earth chills when the sun sets.
- to be seized with a chill; shiver with cold or fear.
- Foundry. (of a casting) to become hard on the surface by contact with a chill or chills.
- Slang. to calm down; relax (often followed by out ).
verb (used with object)
- to affect with cold; make chilly:
The rain has chilled me to the bone.
- to make cool:
Chill the wine before serving.
- to depress; discourage; deter:
The news chilled his hopes.
- Foundry. to harden the surface of (a casting) by casting it in a mold having a chill or chills.
- Slang. to kill; murder.
chill
/ tʃɪl /
noun
- a moderate coldness
- a sensation of coldness resulting from a cold or damp environment, or from a sudden emotional reaction
- a feverish cold
- a check on enthusiasm or joy
- a metal plate placed in a sand mould to accelerate cooling and control local grain growth
- another name for bloom 1
adjective
- another word for chilly
verb
- to make or become cold
- tr to cool or freeze (food, drinks, etc)
- tr
- to depress (enthusiasm, etc)
- to discourage
- tr to cool (a casting or metal object) rapidly in order to prevent the formation of large grains in the metal
- slang.intr to relax; calm oneself
Derived Forms
- ˈchillness, noun
- ˈchilling, adjective
- ˈchillingly, adverb
Other Words From
- chilling·ly adverb
- chillness noun
- over·chill adjective
- over·chill verb
- pre·chill verb (used with object)
- un·chilled adjective
- well-chilled adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of chill1
Idioms and Phrases
- take a chill pill, Slang. See chill pill ( def 2 ).
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“It’s like the quarterback, you’ve got to run the field. Second, it’s a lot more chill.”
Symptoms often start with fatigue, fever, and muscle aches, followed by headaches, dizziness, chills, and abdominal issues.
"He is very chill, a great person on and off the pitch. You can see why he is where he is today. Since that very young age he has had that leadership. Very mature."
Aerial surveillance programmes and underwater systems are also increasingly in demand as the returning tension between Russia and the West brings a new chill to the Arctic region.
The group added that the move will "cast an impermissible chill on student protests about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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