chill

C1
Pronunciation
/tʃɪl/
Noun
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

Example Sentences
  • There was a chill in the air.
2 Definition

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.

Example Sentences
  • Close the window or you'll catch a chill.   I felt a chill when the wind picked up.
3 Definition

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.

Example Sentences
  • 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 Definition

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.

5 Definition

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

6 Definition

A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.

7 Definition

Calmness; equanimity.

8 Definition

A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.

Verb
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

To lower the temperature of something; to cool

Example Sentences
  • Chill before serving.
2 Definition

To become cold

Example Sentences
  • In the wind he chilled quickly.
3 Definition

To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling

4 Definition

To become hard by rapid cooling

5 Definition

To relax, lie back

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

To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group. Also chill out.

Example Sentences
  • Hey, we should chill this weekend.
7 Definition

To smoke marijuana

Example Sentences
  • On Friday night do you wanna chill?
8 Definition

To discourage, depress

Example Sentences
  • Censorship chills public discourse.
Adjective
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

Moderately cold or chilly.

Example Sentences
  • A chill wind was blowing down the street.
2 Definition

Unwelcoming; not cordial.

Example Sentences
  • Arriving late at the wedding, we were met with a chill reception.
3 Definition

Calm, relaxed, easygoing.

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

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

Example Sentences
  • That new movie was chill, man.
5 Definition

Okay, not a problem.

Example Sentences
  • "Sorry about that." "It's chill."