Chill

/tʃɪl/ noun verb adjective

A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

Meaning

  1. (noun) A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness. “There was a chill in the air.”
  2. (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.”
  3. (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.”
  4. (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.
  5. (noun) The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
  6. (noun) A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
  7. (noun) Calmness; equanimity.
  8. (noun) A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
  9. (verb) To lower the temperature of something; to cool “Chill before serving.”
  10. (verb) To become cold “In the wind he chilled quickly.”
  11. (verb) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling
  12. (verb) To become hard by rapid cooling

Letter breakdown

  • Chill contains 5 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 4 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 1.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 10.

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Reader questions

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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