| Noun | 1. | chill - coldness due to a cold environmentlow 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 feversymptom - (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 | |
| Verb | 1. | chill - depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers" | |
| 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" | |