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chill
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- pronunciation:
- chIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a mild but uncomfortable coldness.
There is a chill in the damp basement.- antonyms:
- warmth
- similar words:
- cold, nip
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| definition 2: |
a feeling of cold and shivering caused by lowered temperature.
She got a chill when she walked out the door without her coat on.- antonyms:
- fever
- similar words:
- shivers
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| definition 3: |
a sudden, cold feeling caused by fear or dread.
That scary movie gave her the chills.- synonyms:
- the creeps
- similar words:
- shiver
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
chiller, chillest |
| definition: |
having physical or emotional coolness.
There is a chill breeze this morning.She gave him a chill greeting.- synonyms:
- chilly, cool
- antonyms:
- warm
- similar words:
- aloof, cold, frigid, halfhearted, icy, indifferent, lukewarm, unfriendly
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| related words: |
raw |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
chills, chilling, chilled |
| definition 1: |
to become colder.
His hands chilled from holding the icy can of soda.- synonyms:
- cool
- similar words:
- freeze, ice
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| definition 2: |
to cause to become cooler or cold.
She chilled the bottles of water.- synonyms:
- cool, ice
- antonyms:
- warm
- similar words:
- freeze, refrigerate
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| related words: |
scare |
| derivations: |
chilled (adj.), chilling (adj.), chillingly (adv.), chillness (n.) |
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