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Cool (adjective)
Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
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Cool (adjective)
Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
“a cool grey colour”
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Cool (adjective)
Of a person, not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.
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Cool (adjective)
Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.
“His proposals had a cool reception.”
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Cool (adjective)
Calmly audacious.
“In control as always, he came up with a cool plan.”
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Cool (adjective)
Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.
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Cool (adjective)
Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.
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Cool (adjective)
In fashion, part of or fitting the in crowd; originally hipster slang.
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Cool (adjective)
Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.
“Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?”
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Cool (adjective)
Of a person, not upset by circumstances that might ordinarily be upsetting.
“I’m completely cool with my girlfriend leaving me.”
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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”
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Cool (noun)
A calm temperament.
“calmness|composure”
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Cool (noun)
The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.
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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.”
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Cool (verb)
To make cooler, less warm.
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Cool (verb)
To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
“Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.”
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Cool (verb)
To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
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Cool (verb)
To kill.
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Chill (noun)
A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
“There was a chill in the air.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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Chill (noun)
The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
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Chill (noun)
A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
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Chill (noun)
Calmness; equanimity.
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Chill (noun)
A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
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Chill (adjective)
Moderately cold or chilly.
“A chill wind was blowing down the street.”
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Chill (adjective)
Unwelcoming; not cordial.
“Arriving late at the wedding, we were met with a chill reception.”
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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.”
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Chill (adjective)
“Cool”; meeting a certain hip standard or garnering the approval of a certain peer group.
“That new movie was chill, man.”
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Chill (adjective)
Okay, not a problem.
“”Sorry about that.” “It’s chill.””
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Chill (verb)
To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
“Chill before serving.”
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Chill (verb)
To become cold.
“In the wind he chilled quickly.”
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Chill (verb)
To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
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Chill (verb)
To become hard by rapid cooling.
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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.”
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Chill (verb)
To “hang”, hang out; to spend time with another person or group. Also chill out.
“Hey, we should chill this weekend.”
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Chill (verb)
To smoke marijuana.
“On Friday night do you wanna chill?”
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Chill (verb)
To discourage or depress.
“Censorship chills public discourse.”
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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”
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Chill (noun)
a feverish cold
“he was confined to bed with a severe chill”
“we had better return before you catch a chill”
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Chill (noun)
a coldness of manner
“the chill in relations between France and its former colony”
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Chill (noun)
a depressing influence
“his statements have cast a chill over this whole country”
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Chill (noun)
a sudden and powerful feeling of fear
“a chill ran down my spine”
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Chill (noun)
a metal mould, often cooled, designed to ensure rapid or even cooling of metal during casting.
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Chill (verb)
make (someone) cold
“they were chilled by a sudden wind”
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Chill (verb)
cool (food or drink), typically in a refrigerator
“chill the soup slightly before serving”
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Chill (verb)
(of food or drink) be cooled
“they had some champagne chilling in the fridge”
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Chill (verb)
another term for chill-cast
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Chill (verb)
horrify or frighten (someone)
“the city was chilled by the violence”
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Chill (verb)
calm down and relax
“they like to get home, have a bath, and chill out”
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Chill (verb)
pass time idly with other people
“she always seems to be just chilling with friends”
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Chill (adjective)
chilly
“the chill grey dawn”
“the chill winds of public censure”
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Chill (adjective)
very relaxed or easy-going
“the island is really chill and laid-back”
“in general, I am a pretty chill guy”