Definition of chill

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Chill (v. t.) To produce, by sudden cooling, a change of crystallization at or near the surface of, so as to increase the hardness; said of cast iron..

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Algor :: Algor (n.) Cold; chilliness.
Rachilla :: Rachilla (n.) Same as Rhachilla.
Crisper :: Crisper (n.) One who, or that which, crisps or curls; an instrument for making little curls in the nap of cloth, as in chinchilla..
Frosty :: Frosty (a.) Chill in affection; without warmth of affection or courage.
Chill :: Chill (a.) Moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly; raw.
Chill :: Chill (v. i.) To become surface-hardened by sudden cooling while solidifying; as, some kinds of cast iron chill to a greater depth than others..
Chilli :: Chilli (n.) See Chili.
Horripilation :: Horripilation (n.) A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc..
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..
Chilling :: Chilling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chil.
Freeze :: Freeze (v. t.) To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill..
Myrmidon :: Myrmidon (n.) One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompained Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war..
Viz-cacha :: Viz-cacha (n.) A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha..
Aguish :: Aguish (a.) Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky.
Chill :: Chill (v. t.) To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress; to discourage.
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..
Cold :: Cold (n.) The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness.
"""chilled " :: Chilled (a.) Having that cloudiness or dimness of surface that is called blooming..
Infrigidation :: Infrigidation (n.) The act of chilling or causing to become cold; a chilling; coldness; congelation.
Hypersthene :: Hypersthene (n.) An orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish or greenish black color, often with a peculiar bronzelike luster (schiller) on the cleavage surface..
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