Definition of chill

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Chill (n.) A sensation of cold with convulsive shaking of the body, pinched face, pale skin, and blue lips, caused by undue cooling of the body or by nervous excitement, or forming the precursor of some constitutional disturbance, as of a fever..

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Horror :: Horror (n.) A shaking, shivering, or shuddering, as in the cold fit which precedes a fever; in old medical writings, a chill of less severity than a rigor, and more marked than an algor..
Chilly :: Chilly (a.) Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering..
Milfoil :: Milfoil (n.) A common composite herb (Achillea Millefolium) with white flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow.
Aguish :: Aguish (a.) Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky.
Chillness :: Chillness (n.) Coolness; coldness; a chill.
Orchilla Weed :: Orchilla weed () The lichen from which archil is obtained. See Archil.
Raw :: Raw (superl.) Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind..
Chill :: Chill (v. t.) To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to shiver; to affect with cold.
Chilling :: Chilling (a.) Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner..
Ague :: Ague (n.) A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold..
Coldish :: Coldish (a.) Somewhat cold; cool; chilly.
Frosty :: Frosty (a.) Chill in affection; without warmth of affection or courage.
Achilles' Tendon :: Achilles' tendon (n.) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx..
Infrigidation :: Infrigidation (n.) The act of chilling or causing to become cold; a chilling; coldness; congelation.
Chilled :: Chilled (imp. & p. p.) of Chil.
Cutting :: Cutting (a.) Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind..
Algidity :: Algidity (n.) Chilliness; coldnes.
Serene :: Serene (n.) Evening air; night chill.
Freeze :: Freeze (v. i.) To become chilled with cold, or as with cold; to suffer loss of animation or life by lack of heat; as, the blood freezes in the veins..
Ice :: Ice (v. t.) To chill or cool, as with ice; to freeze..
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