chill

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/tʃɪl/

noun 5adj 5verb 5name 2contraction 1

Collocations

(noun.) coldness

ADJ

bitter, deep | cold, damp | slight | evening, morning, night | autumn/autumnal, winter

VERB + CHILL

feel

On winter mornings, I feel the chill the moment I step out of my warm house.

take off

After sitting outside in the cold, she came inside to take the chill off with a warm cup of tea.

CHILL + NOUN

factor

On winter mornings, the chill factor makes it feel colder than the actual temperature.

PHRASES

a chill in the air

When we stepped outside early in the morning, we could feel a chill in the air.

(noun.) feeling of fear

ADJ

sudden | icy

VERB + CHILL

feel

A cold chill ran down his spine when he heard the strange noise outside.

strike

A sudden fear struck a chill through the dark, empty house late at night.

CHILL + VERB

run down/up sb's spine, run through sb

A sudden chill ran down her spine when she heard the strange noise outside.

PREP

~ of

A sudden chill of doubt ran down her spine when she saw the empty house.

PHRASES

send a chill through sb/down sb's spine

When the stranger appeared in the doorway, a chill ran down my spine.

(noun.) mild illness

ADJ

bad, nasty, severe | slight

VERB + CHILL

catch, get

She got a chill when she walked into the cold room without a jacket.

Definitions

noun

A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

There was a chill in the air.

Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.

A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.

Close the window or you'll catch a chill.

I felt a chill when the wind picked up.

An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.

Despite the heat, he felt a chill as he entered the crime scene.

The actor's eerie portrayal sent chills through the audience.

An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.

The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.

adj

Moderately cold or chilly.

A chill wind was blowing down the street.

Noisome winds, and blasting vapours chill.

Unwelcoming; not cordial.

Arriving late at the wedding, we were met with a chill reception.

Calm, relaxed, easygoing.

The teacher is really chill and doesn't care if you use your phone during class.

Paint-your-own ceramics studios are a chill way to express yourself while learning more about your date's right brain.

"Cool"; meeting a certain hip standard or garnering the approval of a certain peer group.

That new movie was chill, man.

Okay, not a problem.

Sorry about that. —It's chill.

verb

To lower the temperature of something; to cool.

Chill before serving.

To become cold.

In the wind he chilled quickly.

To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.

To become hard by rapid cooling.

To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.

Chill, man, we've got a whole week to do it; no sense in getting worked up.

The new gym teacher really has to chill or he's gonna blow a gasket.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — coldness due to a cold environment

iciness
gelidity

noun — an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

noun — a sudden numbing dread

pall

noun — a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infecti

shivering

verb — loose heat

cool

verb — make cool or cooler

cool

Antonyms

heat

Idioms & Phrases

cast a chill

To provoke an uneasy feeling which stops a conversation, as by an uncalled act or word.

His menacing presence cast a chill over everyone.

libel chill

Uneasiness or unwillingness to speak publicly or to write about a matter, as a result of the threat or suggestion of a libel action should one do so.

Ira Glasser's Op-Ed article and Anthony Lewis's column of Dec. 10 both address the possible chilling effect on the press raised by the potential cost of defending against a libel a

chill to the bone

To make someone extremely cold, or to be extremely cold.

I was just chilled to the bone.

Example Bank

There was a chill in the air.

Wiktionary

A breezy winter chill is likely for MLK Weekend across the Southeast. […] A steady northwest breeze will keep wind chills in the teens and single digits for the remainder of your weekend.

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A chill wind was blowing down the street.

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Noisome winds, and blasting vapours chill.

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Arriving late at the wedding, we were met with a chill reception.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, chill is marked as slang, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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