Chill

Meaning

(noun) A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness. “There was a chill in the air.”
(noun) A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness. “Close the window or you'll catch a chill. I felt a chill when the wind picked up.”
(noun) An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold. “Despite the heat, he felt a chill as he entered the crime scene. The actor's eerie portrayal sent chills through the audience. His menacing presence cast a chill over everyone.”
(noun) An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
(noun) The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
(noun) A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
(noun) Calmness; equanimity.
(noun) A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
(verb) To lower the temperature of something; to cool “Chill before serving.”
(verb) To become cold “In the wind he chilled quickly.”
(verb) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling
(verb) To become hard by rapid cooling

What does Chill mean?

A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

How many letters are in Chill?

Chill has 5 letters.

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