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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHILL, n.
1. A shivering with cold; rigors, as in an ague; the cold fit that precedes a fever; sensation of cold in an animal body; chilliness. [See Cold and Heat.]
2. A moderate degree of cold; chilliness in any body; that which gives the sensation of cold.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: coldness due to a cold environment [syn: chill, iciness, gelidity]
2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]
3: a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever [syn: chill, shivering]
4: a sudden numbing dread [syn: chill, pall] v
1: depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"
2: make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" [syn: cool, chill, cool down] [ant: heat, heat up]
3: loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" [syn: cool, chill, cool down] [ant: heat, heat up, hot up]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English chile chill, frost, from Old English ciele; akin to Old English ceald cold Date: before 12th century 1. a. a sensation of cold accompanied by shivering b. a disagreeable sensation of coldness 2. a moderate but disagreeable degree of cold 3. a check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling <felt the chill of his opponent's stare> II. adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. moderately cold b. cold, raw 2. affected by cold <chill travelers> 3. distant, formal <a chill reception> 4. depressing, dispiriting <chill penury — Thomas Gray> • chillness noun III. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to become cold b. to shiver or quake with or as if with cold 2. to become taken with a chill 3. a. chill out b. hang 12 transitive verb 1. a. to make cold or chilly <spectators chilled by a cold wind> b. to make cool especially without freezing <chill a bottle of wine> 2. to affect as if with cold ; dispirit, discourage <were chilled by the drab austerity — William Attwood> • chillingly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a an unpleasant cold sensation; lowered body temperature. b a feverish cold (catch a chill). 2 unpleasant coldness (of air, water, etc.). 3 a a depressing influence (cast a chill over). b a feeling of fear or dread accompanied by coldness. 4 coldness of manner. --v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become cold. 2 tr. depress, dispirit. 3 tr. cool (food or drink); preserve by cooling. 4 tr. harden (molten metal) by contact with cold material. --adj. literary chilly. Phrases and idioms: take the chill off warm slightly. Derivatives: chiller n. chillingly adv. chillness n. chillsome adj. literary. Etymology: OE cele, ciele, etc.: in mod. use the verb is the oldest (ME), and is of obscure orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chill Chill, a. 1. Moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly; raw. Noisome winds, and blasting vapors chill. --Milton. 2. Affected by cold. ``My veins are chill.'' --Shak. 3. Characterized by coolness of manner, feeling, etc.; lacking enthusiasm or warmth; formal; distant; as, a chill reception. 4. Discouraging; depressing; dispiriting.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chill Chill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chilled (ch[i^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Chilling.] 1. To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to shiver; to affect with cold. When winter chilled the day. --Goldsmith. 2. To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress; to discourage. Every thought on God chills the gayety of his spirits. --Rogers. 3. (Metal.) To produce, by sudden cooling, a change of crystallization at or near the surface of, so as to increase the hardness; said of cast iron.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chill Chill (ch[i^]l), n. [AS. cele, cyle, from the same root as celan, calan, to be cold; akin to D. kil cold, coldness, Sw. kyla to chill, and E. cool. See Cold, and cf. Cool.] 1. A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a disagreeable sensation of coolness, accompanied with shivering. ``[A] wintry chill.'' --W. Irving. 2. (Med.) A sensation of cold with convulsive shaking of the body, pinched face, pale skin, and blue lips, caused by undue cooling of the body or by nervous excitement, or forming the precursor of some constitutional disturbance, as of a fever. 3. A check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling; discouragement; as, a chill comes over an assembly. 4. An iron mold or portion of a mold, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it. --Raymond. 5. The hardened part of a casting, as the tread of a car wheel. --Knight. Chill and fever, fever and ague.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chill Chill, v. i. (Metal.) To become surface-hardened by sudden cooling while solidifying; as, some kinds of cast iron chill to a greater depth than others.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(chills, chilling, chilled) 1. When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze. Chill the fruit salad until serving time... These doughs can be rolled out while you wait for the pastry to chill. ...a glass of chilled champagne. ? warm up VERB: V n, V, V-ed 2. When cold weather or something cold chills a person or a place, it makes that person or that place feel very cold. An exposed garden may be chilled by cold winds... Wade placed his chilled hands on the radiator and warmed them... The boulder sheltered them from the chilling wind. VERB: V n, V-ed, V-ing 3. If something sends a chill through you, it gives you a sudden feeling of fear or anxiety. The violence used against the students sent a chill through Indonesia... He smiled, an odd, dreamy smile that sent chills up my back. = shiver N-COUNT 4. A chill is a mild illness which can give you a slight fever and headache. He caught a chill while performing at a rain-soaked open-air venue. N-COUNT 5. Chill weather is cold and unpleasant. ...chill winds, rain and choppy seas. ADJ: ADJ n • Chill is also a noun. ...the cold chill of the night. N-SING

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Cold, coldness, chilliness, frigidity. 2. Shiver, ague, shivering-fit, ague-fit, rigor. 3. Depression, damp, depressing influence. II. a. Cold, frigid, chilly, bleak. III. v. a. 1. Make chilly, make cold. 2. Depress, discourage, deject, dampen, dishearten.

Moby Thesaurus

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