chills

/tʃɪlz/

noun

1
A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
“There was a chill in the air.”
2
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.”
3
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.”
4
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.
5
The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
6
A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
7
Calmness; equanimity.
8
A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.

1
To lower the temperature of something; to cool
“Chill before serving.”
2
To become cold
“In the wind he chilled quickly.”
3
To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling
4
To become hard by rapid cooling
5
To relax, lie back
“Chill, man, we've got a whole week to do it; no sense in getting worked up.”
6
To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group. Also chill out.
“Hey, we should chill this weekend.”
7
To smoke marijuana
“On Friday night do you wanna chill?”
8
To discourage, depress
“Censorship chills public discourse.”

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