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Chill

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
"There was a chill in the air."
2.NounA 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."
3.NounAn 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.; His menacing presence cast a chill over everyone."
4.NounAn 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.
5.NounThe hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
6.NounA lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
7.NounCalmness; equanimity.
8.NounA sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
9.NounA chilling effect; an atmosphere of this.
10.AdjectiveModerately cold or chilly.
"A chill wind was blowing down the street."
11.AdjectiveUnwelcoming; not cordial.
"Arriving late at the wedding, we were met with a chill reception."
12.AdjectiveCalm, 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."
13.Adjective"Cool"; meeting a certain hip standard or garnering the approval of a certain peer group.
"That new movie was chill, man."
14.AdjectiveOkay, not a problem.
"Sorry about that. —It's chill."
15.VerbTo lower the temperature of something; to cool.
"Chill before serving."
16.VerbTo become cold.
"In the wind he chilled quickly."
17.VerbTo harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
18.VerbTo become hard by rapid cooling.
19.VerbTo 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."
20.VerbTo "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group.
"Hey, we should chill this weekend.; He likes to chill with his friends on Saturdays."
21.VerbTo smoke marijuana.
"On Friday night do you wanna chill?"
22.VerbTo discourage, depress.
"Censorship chills public discourse."
23.ContractionI will
24.NounA kind of lamp that burns fish oil.
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