chill
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.
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.
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).
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.
Idioms about chill
take a chill pill, Slang. See chill pill (def. 2).
Origin of chill
1synonym study For chill
Other words for chill
Other words from chill
- chill·ing·ly, adverb
- chillness, noun
- o·ver·chill, adjective
- o·ver·chill, verb
- pre·chill, verb (used with object)
- un·chilled, adjective
- well-chilled, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for chill
/ (tʃɪl) /
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)
another word for chilly
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
Origin of chill
1- See also chill out
Derived forms of chill
- chilling, adjective
- chillingly, adverb
- chillness, noun
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