chill

¹chill

noun \ˈchil\

Definition of CHILL

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>

Examples of CHILL

1. There was a chill in the autumn air.
2. He closed the windows to keep out the chill.
3. Her symptoms include chills and a fever.
4. He caught a chill that turned into a bad cold.
5. The novel's final scene gave him the chills.
6. Her words sent chills down my spine.

Origin of CHILL

Middle English chile chill, frost, from Old English ciele; akin to Old English ceald cold

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to CHILL

Synonyms

bite, bitterness, bleakness, chilliness, nip, nippiness, rawness, sharpness

Related Words

briskness, crispness; coldness, frigidity, frigidness, frostiness, gelidity, iciness, wintriness; cold, freeze, snap

Near Antonyms

balminess, warmness, warmth; heat, hotness, sultriness

Rhymes with CHILL

bill, brill, dill, drill, fill, frill, gill, grill, grille, hill, ill, kill, krill, mil, mill, mille, nil, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, rill, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, til, till, trill, twill, vill, will

²chill

adjective

Definition of CHILL

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>

— chill·ness noun

Examples of CHILL

1. The chill weather kept us indoors.
2. <were met with a chill gaze when they arrived home late from the party>

First Known Use of CHILL

14th century

Related to CHILL

Synonyms

antiseptic, arctic, brittle, cold, chilly, clammy, cold-blooded, cold-eyed, coldish, cool, frigid, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, hard-eyed, icy, unfriendly, unsympathetic, wintry (also wintery)

Antonyms

cordial, friendly, genial, happy, hearty, sympathetic, warm, warm-blooded, warmhearted

Related Words

bloodless, coldhearted, hard-hearted, heartless, kindless, pitiless, uncaring, unfeeling; reserved, soulless, undemonstrative, unemotional, unresponsive; apathetic, indifferent, unenthusiastic, uninterested; aloof, detached, dispassionate, impersonal, offish, standoffish; antisocial, unsociable, unsocial

Near Antonyms

compassionate, kind, kindhearted; demonstrative, emotional, expressive; eager, enthusiastic, passionate

³chill

verb

Definition of CHILL

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 <were chilled by the drab austerity — William Attwood>

— chill·ing·ly \ˈchi-liŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of CHILL

1. Chill the dessert for one hour before serving it.
2. Let the dessert chill for one hour before serving it.
3. Here's a ghost story that will chill you.
4. Her screams chilled me to the bone .
5. a horrible sight that chilled my bones
6. He thinks his parents are way too uptight and says they should just chill.
7. I decided to stay home and chill.

First Known Use of CHILL

14th century

Related to CHILL

Synonyms

cool, refrigerate

Antonyms

heat, toast, warm

Related Words

air-condition; freeze, frost, ice, quick-freeze, supercool; ventilate

Near Antonyms

bake, boil, broil, steam; heat-treat, temper; microwave