Chill

  • 21chill — chill1 [ tʃıl ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive if you chill food or drink or it chills, it becomes cold enough to be ready to eat or drink: Chill the dessert in the refrigerator for about two hours. The wine is chilling right now. a )… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22chill — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 coldness ADJECTIVE ▪ biting, bitter, deep ▪ cold, damp ▪ slight ▪ evening …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 23chill — chill1 [tʃıl] n 1.) [singular] a feeling of coldness ▪ There was a slight chill in the air . morning/autumnal/January etc chill ▪ Suddenly aware of the morning chill, she closed the window. chill of ▪ He sat in the chill of the evening, staring… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24chill — I UK [tʃɪl] / US verb Word forms chill : present tense I/you/we/they chill he/she/it chills present participle chilling past tense chilled past participle chilled * 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if you chill food or drink, or if it chills, it… …

    English dictionary

  • 25CHILL — Not to be confused with Chill. CHILL Paradigm(s) procedural Appeared in 1980 Designed by CCITT Stable release 3.0? (2003; 8 years ago (2003)) …

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  • 26chill — [[t]tʃɪ̱l[/t]] chills, chilling, chilled 1) V ERG When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze. [V n] Chill the fruit salad until serving time... These doughs can be rolled… …

    English dictionary

  • 27chill — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if you chill something such as food or drink or if it chills, it becomes very cold but does not freeze: Chill the champagne in a bucket of ice. | Serve the melon chilled. 2 (transitive usually passive) to make someone very cold:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28chill — chillingly, adv. chillness, n. /chil/, n. 1. coldness, esp. a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening. 2. a sensation of cold, usually with shivering: She felt a slight chill from the open window. 3. a feeling of… …

    Universalium

  • 29chill — I n. 1) (fig.) to cast a chill on, over 2) to catch a chill 3) to take the chill off (take the chill off the milk) II v. 1) (C) chill a glass for me; or (rare): chill me a glass 2) (misc.) chilled to the bone * * * [tʃɪl] or (rare) : chill me a… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 30chill — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chile chill, frost, from Old English ciele; akin to Old English ceald cold Date: before 12th century 1. a. a sensation of cold accompanied by shivering b. a disagreeable sensation of coldness 2. a moderate but… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary