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.
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 (def. 10).
—adj.
moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly: a chill wind.
shivering with or affected by cold; chilly.
depressing or discouraging: chill prospects.
cool (def. 14).
unduly formal; unfriendly; chilly: a chill reception.
—v.i.
to become cold: The earth chills when the sun sets.
to be seized with a chill; shiver with cold or fear.
(of a casting) to become hard on the surface by contact with a chill or chills.
—v.t.
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.
to harden the surface of (a casting) by casting it in a mold having a chill or chills.