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Chill

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Noun

1. chill, gelidity, iciness

coldness due to a cold environment

2. chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle

an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

Example Sentences:
'a frisson of surprise shot through him'

3. chill, shivering

a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

4. chill, pall

a sudden numbing dread

Verb

5. chill

depress or discourage

Example Sentences:
'The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers'

6. chill, cool, cool down

make cool or cooler

Example Sentences:
'Chill the food'

7. chill, cool, cool down

loose heat

Example Sentences:
'The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chill

see synonyms of chill
noun
1. 
a moderate coldness
2. 
a sensation of coldness resulting from a cold or damp environment, or from a sudden emotional reaction
3. 
a feverish cold
4. 
a check on enthusiasm or joy
5. metallurgy
a metal plate placed in a sand mould to accelerate cooling and control local grain growth
6.  another name for bloom1 (sense 9)
adjective
7.  another word for chilly
verb
8. 
to make or become cold
9. (transitive)
to cool or freeze (food, drinks, etc)
10. (transitive)
a. 
to depress (enthusiasm, etc)
b. 
to discourage
11. (transitive)
to cool (a casting or metal object) rapidly in order to prevent the formation of large grains in the metal
12. (intransitive) slang, mainly US
to relax; calm oneself

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Chill

see synonyms of chill
noun
1. 
a feeling of coldness that makes one shiver; uncomfortable coolness
2. 
a moderate coldness
3. 
a damper on enthusiasm; discouraging influence
4. 
a feeling of sudden fear, apprehension, etc.
5. 
coolness of manner; unfriendliness
6.  Metallurgy
a cooled iron mold placed in contact with that part of a casting which is to be cooled rapidly and thus hardened on the surface
adjective
7. 
chilly
verb intransitive
8. 
to become cool or cold
9. 
to be seized with a chill; shake or shiver, as with cold or fear
10.  US, Slang
a. 
to rest or relax
b. 
to calm down
usually used in the imperative
; usually with out
11.  Metallurgy
to become hardened on the surface by rapid cooling
verb transitive
12. 
to make cool or cold
13. 
to cause a chill in
14. 
to check (enthusiasm, etc.)
15. 
to depress; dispirit
16.  Metallurgy
to harden (metal) on the surface by rapid cooling

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chill

see synonyms of chill
n.
1. A moderate but penetrating coldness.
2. A sensation of coldness, often accompanied by shivering and pallor of the skin.
3. A checking or dampening of enthusiasm, spirit, or joy: bad news that put a chill on the celebration.
4. A sudden numbing fear or dread.
adj.
1. Moderately cold; chilly: a chill wind.
2. Not warm and friendly; distant: a chill greeting.
3. Discouraging; dispiriting: “Chill penury repressed their noble rage” (Thomas Gray).
4. Slang Calm or relaxed: “As my meditation routine grew more stable...my already laid-back demeanor grew positively chill” (David Gelles).
v. chilled, chill·ing, chills
v. tr.
1. To affect with or as if with cold.
2. To lower in temperature; cool.
3. To make discouraged; dispirit.
4. Metallurgy To harden (a metallic surface) by rapid cooling.
v. intr.
1. To be seized with cold.
2. To become cold or set: jelly that chills quickly.
3. Metallurgy To become hard by rapid cooling.
4. Slang
a. To calm down or relax. Often used with out.
b. To pass time idly; loiter.
c. To spend time with someone in a relaxed manner; hang out together.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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