chill

[ chil ]

/ tʃɪl /

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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.

bloom¹(def 12).

adjective

moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly: a chill wind.

shivering with or affected by cold; chilly.

depressing or discouraging: chill prospects.

Slang. cool(def 14).

unduly formal; unfriendly; chilly: a chill reception.

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.

bloom¹(def 22).

Slang. to kill; murder.

Idioms for chill

take a chill pill, Slang. See chill pill(def 2).

Origin of chill

before 900; Middle English chile, Old English ci(e)le, cele coolness; akin to gelid, cool, cold

SYNONYMS FOR chill

13 cold, aloof, hostile, stiff.

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synonym study for chill

9. See cold.

OTHER WORDS FROM chill

chill·ing·ly, adverb chill·ness, noun o·ver·chill, adjective o·ver·chill, verb

pre·chill, verb (used with object) un·chilled, adjective well-chilled, adjective

Words nearby chill

chilipepper, chilis rellenos, chilitis, chilkat, chilkoot pass, chill, chill bumps, chill factor, chill out, chill pill, chillax

Example sentences from the Web for chilled

He would shake a chilled Coke, and then spray the soda into a cold glass of milk.

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After I shot my first fight scene I chilled out a little bit.

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During a balmy summer, few things provide immediate enjoyment like a chilled glass of rosé.

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After shaking, he pours the opaque, green liquid through a strainer and into a chilled champagne coupe.

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She felt the justice of it to the bottom of her heart, and yet was chilled and wounded by the tacit condemnation of her child.

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At the same time a chorus of barbaric yells rang out, that chilled the boy's blood, even at that distance.

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An iceberg could not more have chilled me; nor could the cold of an iceberg have been more purely physical.

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Cut a ripe and chilled watermelon in halves, crosswise the melon.

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"The wind and I take no note of each other," answered the dwarf, lifting her chilled nose skyward.

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British Dictionary definitions for chilled (1 of 2)

chilled

/ (tʃɪld) /

adjective

(of a person) feeling cold

(of food or drink) kept cool

Also: chilled-out informal relaxed or easy-going in character or behaviour

British Dictionary definitions for chilled (2 of 2)

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 (def. 9)

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

(intr) slang, mainly US to relax; calm oneself

Derived forms of chill

chilling, adjective chillingly, adverb chillness, noun

Word Origin for chill

Old English ciele; related to calan to cool, Latin gelidus icy

Medical definitions for chilled

chill

[ chĭl ]

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A feeling of cold, with shivering and pallor, sometimes accompanied by an elevation of temperature in the interior of the body.

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