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chill
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- pronunciation:
- chIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a feeling of cold and shaking in the body caused by a low temperature.
She got a chill when she walked out the door without her coat on.- antonyms:
- fever
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| definition 2: |
a sudden, cold feeling caused by fear.
That scary part of the movie gave me a chill. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
chills, chilling, chilled |
| definition: |
to cause to become cold or colder.
She chilled the bottles of water.- synonyms:
- cool, ice
- antonyms:
- warm
- similar words:
- freeze, refrigerate
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| related words: |
scare |
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| derivations: |
chilled (adj.), chilling (adj.), chillingly (adv.), chillness (n.) |
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