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Meaning
Noun
●
A
moderate
, but
uncomfortable
and
penetrating
coldness.
●
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
.
●
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.
●
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..
●
The
hardened
part of a
casting
, such as the
tread
of a
carriage
wheel.
●
A
lack
of
warmth
and
cordiality
; unfriendliness.
●
Calmness; equanimity.
●
A
sense
of
style
;
trendiness
; savoir faire.
●
In Temperature:
A
chilling effect
; an
atmosphere
of this.
Adj
●
Moderately
cold
or chilly.
●
Unwelcoming; not cordial.
●
Calm,
relaxed
, easygoing.
●
"Cool";
meeting
a certain
hip
standard
or
garnering
the
approval
of a certain
peer
group.
●
Okay, not a problem.
Verb
●
To lower the
temperature
of something; to cool.
●
To become cold.
●
In Metallurgy:
To
harden
a
metal
surface
by
sudden
cooling.
●
In Metallurgy:
To become
hard by
rapid
cooling.
●
In Rest:
To
relax
; to
lie
back.
●
To "hang",
hang out
; to
spend time
with another person or group.
●
To
smoke
marijuana.
●
To
discourage
, depress.
Contraction
●
In West Country English:
I will
Name
●
Acronym of CCITT High Level Language.
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
chill
English
cele
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Suck
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Nil
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Til
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Until
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Downhill
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Siderotil
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Chapel Hill
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