chill

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noun

1 coldness

ADJECTIVE

▪ biting, bitter, deep

▪ cold, damp

▪ slight

▪ evening, morning, night

▪ autumn (esp. BrE), autumnal, winter

VERB + CHILL

▪ feel

▪

I could feel the chill as soon as I went outside.

▪ take off

▪

I'll add some hot water to the milk to take the chill off it (= to make it slightly warmer).

CHILL + NOUN

▪ factor

▪

With the chill factor, it's nearly minus forty here.

PHRASES

▪ a chill in the air

▪

There's a slight chill in the air.

2 feeling of fear

ADJECTIVE

▪ sudden

▪ icy

VERB + CHILL

▪ feel

▪

She felt a sudden chill at the thought of the dangers he faced.

▪ strike

▪

Her words struck a chill in his heart.

CHILL + VERB

▪ run down sb's spine, run through sb, run up sb's spine

▪

A chill ran through me at the thought.

PREPOSITION

▪ chill of

▪

a chill of fear

PHRASES

▪ send a chill down sb's spine, send a chill through sb

▪

The news sent a chill down her spine.

3 mild illness

ADJECTIVE

▪ bad, nasty, severe

▪ slight

VERB + CHILL

▪ catch, get

▪

I caught a nasty chill after my swim last week.

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verb

Chill is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑beer

Chill is used with these nouns as the object: ↑beer, ↑champagne, ↑wine

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adj.

Chill is used with these nouns: ↑air, ↑breeze, ↑cabinet, ↑wind