chill¹ /chil/

1. Coldness
2. A cold that causes shivering
3. An attack of shivering with chattering teeth, pale skin and a sensation of coldness, often preceding a fever (medicine)
4. Anything that disheartens or damps the spirits
5. A type of foundry mould that accelerates cooling

1. Shivering with cold
2. Slightly cold
3. Unfriendly, aloof

1. To grow cold
2. (of a metal) to become hardened by cooling
3. To relax (informal)

1. To make chill or cold
2. To cool
3. To preserve by cold
4. To injure with cold
5. To discourage or dishearten
6. To fill with dread
7. To cloud or bloom the surface of (by cold air)
8. To harden (a metal) by cooling
9. To take the chill off (dialect)

chilled adjective

1. Made cold
2. Hardened by chilling, as iron
3. Preserved by cold, as beef

chillˈer noun

chillˈily adverb

chillˈiness noun

chillˈing noun and adjective

chillˈingly adverb

chillˈness noun

chillˈy adjective

1. Cold
2. Chilling
3. Sensitive to cold
4. Unfriendly, aloof

chill cabinet noun

A refrigerated cabinet for displaying perishable foods in shops, supermarkets, etc

chilled meal noun

A ready-prepared dish kept at a low temperature but not frozen, and sold from a chill cabinet

chilled-out' adjective (informal)

Having a relaxed mood or atmosphere

chill factor noun

The degree by which weather conditions, eg wind (as in wind-chill factor), increase the effect of low temperatures

chillˈ-out noun (informal)

A period of relaxation

adjective

(esp of music) suitable for relaxation

chilly bin noun (NZ)

An insulated container for transporting food and drink packed in ice, eg for picnics, etc

chill out (informal)

To relax, eg after a period of hard work or strenuous exercise

take a chill pill (slang)

To calm down

take the chill off

1. To warm slightly
2. To make lukewarm

ch /ch/ (SW Eng dialect; obsolete)

A short form of the first person singular pronoun ich, always fused with the verb, as cham I am, chave I have, chill I will.

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