chill

/tʃil/

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Word: Chill

Part of Speech: - Noun - Verb

Basic Meanings:

1. As a Noun:

   • A feeling of cold: This can happen when the temperature drops, or when you feel a sudden cold feeling inside your body. For example, you might experience a chill when you step outside on a cold day.
   • A feeling of fear or excitement: Sometimes, you can feel a "chill" when something surprising or scary happens, like watching a scary movie.

2. As a Verb:

   • To make something cold: You can "chill" food or drinks by putting them in the refrigerator or freezer. For example, if you want to drink cold water, you might chill it in the fridge.
   • To relax or calm down: When someone says, "Let's chill," it means they want to relax and take it easy.

Usage Instructions:

• Noun Usage:

  • Use "chill" to describe a sudden feeling of cold or fear.
  • Example: "I felt a chill run down my spine when I heard the strange noise."

• Verb Usage:

  • Use "chill" when talking about cooling something down or relaxing.
  • Example: "I need to chill the drinks before the party."

Advanced Usage:

• In a medical context: A "chill" can indicate the beginning of an illness, like when someone feels cold before they develop a fever.

  • Example: "She felt a chill followed by a fever, indicating she might be getting sick."

• As slang: "Chill" can mean to relax or take it easy.

  • Example: "After a long week, I just want to chill at home."

Word Variants:

• Chilled (adjective): This means something that has been cooled down.

  • Example: "I prefer chilled wine over warm wine."

• Chilly (adjective): This describes a cold temperature or feeling.

  • Example: "It was a chilly evening, so I wore a jacket."

Different Meanings:

• Chill (noun): A sudden feeling of cold or fear.
• Chill (verb):
  • To make something cold.
  • To relax or take it easy.

Synonyms:

• For the noun:

  • Cold, shiver, fright.

• For the verb:

  • Cool, freeze, relax.

Idioms:

• "Chill out": This means to relax or calm down.

  • Example: "You need to chill out and stop worrying so much!"

• "Catch a chill": This means to catch a cold or feel sick.

  • Example: "I think I caught a chill after standing in the rain."

Phrasal Verbs:

• Chill down: To cool something completely.

Academic

Noun

1. a sudden numbing dread
2. a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
3. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
   • a frisson of surprise shot through him
4. coldness due to a cold environment

Verb

1. loose heat
   • The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm
2. make cool or cooler
   • Chill the food
3. depress or discourage
   • The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers

Synonyms

• pall
• shivering
• frisson
• shiver
• quiver
• shudder
• thrill
• tingle
• iciness
• gelidity
• cool
• cool down