chill
1. [ noun ] coldness due to a cold environment
Synonyms: gelidity iciness
Related terms: coldness cool
2. [ verb ] depress or discourage
Examples:

"The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"

Related terms: depress
3. [ noun ] an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
Synonyms: thrill quiver shudder shiver tingle frisson
Examples:

"a frisson of surprise shot through him"

Related terms: fear shudder tingle
4. [ noun ] (medicine) a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
Synonyms: shivering
Related terms: symptom shiver
5. [ verb ] make cool or cooler
Synonyms: cool cool_down
Examples:

"Chill the food"

Related terms: heat change quench ice refrigerate cooling cooling_system cooler cooler cool cool
6. [ adjective ] uncomfortably cool
Synonyms: chilly
Examples:

"a chill wind" "chilly weather"

Related terms: cool
7. [ verb ] loose heat; The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
Synonyms: cool cool_down
Related terms: heat change_state cooling coolant
8. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 17831
9. [ noun ] a sudden numbing dread
Synonyms: pall
Related terms: apprehension daunt
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