coldness, esp. a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness

the chill of evening.

a sensation of cold, usually with shivering

She felt a slight chill from the open window.

a feeling of sudden fear, anxiety, or alarm.

sudden coldness of the body, as during the cold stage of an ague

fevers and chills.

a depressing influence or sensation

His presence cast a chill over everyone.

lack of warmth of feeling; unfriendliness; coolness.

Foundry . an inserted object or a surface in a mold capable of absorbing large amounts of heat, used to harden the surface of a casting or to increase its rate of solidification at a specific point.

bloom 1 ( def. 10 ) .

moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly

a chill wind.

shivering with or affected by cold; chilly.

depressing or discouraging

chill prospects.

Slang . cool ( def. 14 ) .

unduly formal; unfriendly; chilly

a chill reception.

to become cold

The earth chills when the sun sets.

to be seized with a chill; shiver with cold or fear.

Foundry . (of a casting) to become hard on the surface by contact with a chill or chills.

to affect with cold; make chilly

The rain has chilled me to the bone.

to make cool

Chill the wine before serving.

to depress; discourage; deter

The news chilled his hopes.

Foundry . to harden the surface of (a casting) by casting it in a mold having a chill or chills.

bloom 1 ( def. 17 ) .

Slang . to kill; murder. ?

chill out, Slang . to calm down; relax.

adjective

hot , warm , friendly , responsive , sympathetic

noun

heat , warmth

verb

heat , warm , encourage , hearten , incite , inspirit

adjective

arctic , biting , bleak , brisk , chilly , cool , freezing , frigid , frosty , gelid , glacial , icy , nippy , sharp , wintry , depressing , discouraging , dismal , dispiriting , distant , emotionless , formal , hateful , hostile , indifferent , reserved , solitary , standoffish , stony , uncompanionable , unemotional , ungenial , unhappy , unresponsive , unwelcoming , withdrawn , shivery , aloof , offish , remote , reticent , unapproachable , uncommunicative , undemonstrative , cold , raw

noun

bite , coldness , coolness , crispness , frigidity , gelidity , iciness , nip , rawness , rigor , sharpness , chilliness , ague , frisson , frost , ice , refrigeration , shiver

verb

air-condition , congeal , cool , freeze , frost , ice , refrigerate , cloud , dampen , dash , deject , demoralize , depress , dishearten , dismay , disparage , dispirit , arctic , cold , coldness , distant , fever , frigid , frosty , gelidity , glacial , hostile , icy , nip , raw , rigor , shake , shiver