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Chill
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English
Noun
chill
- A moderate but penetrating sense of cold
- There was a chill in the air
- A sudden numbing fear or dread
- Despite the heat, he felt a chill as he entered the crimescene
Adjective
chill
- Moderately cold or chilly
- A chill wind was blowing down the street
Verb
to chill transitive
- To lower the temperature of something; to cool
- Chill before serving
- (metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling
to chill intransitive
- To become cold
- In the wind he chilled quickly
- (metallurgy) To become hard by rapid cooling
Derived terms
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