Cool (adjective)
Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
Cool (adjective)
Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
“a cool grey colour”
Cool (adjective)
Of a person, not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.
Cool (adjective)
Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.
“His proposals had a cool reception.”
Cool (adjective)
Calmly audacious.
“In control as always, he came up with a cool plan.”
Cool (adjective)
Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.
Cool (adjective)
Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.
Cool (adjective)
In fashion, part of or fitting the in crowd; originally hipster slang.
Cool (adjective)
Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.
“Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?”
Cool (adjective)
Of a person, not upset by circumstances that might ordinarily be upsetting.
“I’m completely cool with my girlfriend leaving me.”
Cool (noun)
A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
“in the cool of the morning”
Cool (noun)
A calm temperament.
“calmness|composure”
Cool (noun)
The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.
Cool (verb)
To lose heat, to get colder.
“I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don’t burn my tongue.”
Cool (verb)
To make cooler, less warm.
Cool (verb)
To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
“Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.”
Cool (verb)
To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
Cool (verb)
To kill.
Chill (noun)
A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
“There was a chill in the air.”
Chill (noun)
A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
“Close the window or you’ll catch a chill.”
“I felt a chill when the wind picked up.”
Chill (noun)
An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body’s response to biting cold.
“Despite the heat, he felt a chill as he entered the crime scene.”
“The actor’s eerie portrayal sent chills through the audience.”
“His menacing presence cast a chill over everyone.”
Chill (noun)
An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
Chill (noun)
The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
Chill (noun)
A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
Chill (noun)
Calmness; equanimity.
Chill (noun)
A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
Chill (adjective)
Moderately cold or chilly.
“A chill wind was blowing down the street.”
Chill (adjective)
Unwelcoming; not cordial.
“Arriving late at the wedding, we were met with a chill reception.”
Chill (adjective)
Calm, relaxed, easygoing.
“The teacher is really chill and doesn’t care if you use your phone during class.”
“Paint-your-own ceramics studios are a chill way to express yourself while learning more about your date’s right brain.”
Chill (adjective)
“Cool”; meeting a certain hip standard or garnering the approval of a certain peer group.
“That new movie was chill, man.”
Chill (adjective)
Okay, not a problem.
“”Sorry about that.” “It’s chill.””
Chill (verb)
To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
“Chill before serving.”
Chill (verb)
To become cold.
“In the wind he chilled quickly.”
Chill (verb)
To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
Chill (verb)
To become hard by rapid cooling.
Chill (verb)
To relax, lie back.
“Chill, man, we’ve got a whole week to do it; no sense in getting worked up.”
“The new gym teacher really has to chill or he’s gonna blow a gasket.”
Chill (verb)
To “hang”, hang out; to spend time with another person or group. Also chill out.
“Hey, we should chill this weekend.”
Chill (verb)
To smoke marijuana.
“On Friday night do you wanna chill?”
Chill (verb)
To discourage or depress.
“Censorship chills public discourse.”
Chill (noun)
an unpleasant feeling of coldness in the atmosphere, one’s surroundings, or the body
“the draughty chill of the castle”
“there was a chill in the air”
“heat exhaustion symptoms include nausea, chills, dizziness and dehydration”
Chill (noun)
a feverish cold
“he was confined to bed with a severe chill”
“we had better return before you catch a chill”
Chill (noun)
a coldness of manner
“the chill in relations between France and its former colony”
Chill (noun)
a depressing influence
“his statements have cast a chill over this whole country”
Chill (noun)
a sudden and powerful feeling of fear
“a chill ran down my spine”
Chill (noun)
a metal mould, often cooled, designed to ensure rapid or even cooling of metal during casting.
Chill (verb)
make (someone) cold
“they were chilled by a sudden wind”
Chill (verb)
cool (food or drink), typically in a refrigerator
“chill the soup slightly before serving”
Chill (verb)
(of food or drink) be cooled
“they had some champagne chilling in the fridge”
Chill (verb)
another term for chill-cast
Chill (verb)
horrify or frighten (someone)
“the city was chilled by the violence”
Chill (verb)
calm down and relax
“they like to get home, have a bath, and chill out”
Chill (verb)
pass time idly with other people
“she always seems to be just chilling with friends”
Chill (adjective)
chilly
“the chill grey dawn”
“the chill winds of public censure”
Chill (adjective)
very relaxed or easy-going
“the island is really chill and laid-back”
“in general, I am a pretty chill guy”