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chill (enc)

Chill

Noun1.chill - coldness due to a cold environment
low temperature, cold, coldness - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
2.chill - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
3.chill - a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
4.chill - a sudden numbing dread
apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
Verb1.chill - depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"
cast down, deject, depress, dismay, dispirit, demoralise, demoralize, get down - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
2.chill - make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
quench - cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal"
ice - put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs"
refrigerate - cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine"
3.chill - loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
Adj.1.chill - uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather"
cool - neither warm or very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"

 

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