Chiller

/ˈt͡ʃɪlɚ/ adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that chills; a machine that produces cold air, either for air conditioning, to prepare chilled foods etc.
  2. 2
    excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones wordnet
  3. 3
    Something that chills; a heat exchanger between a coolant and a refrigerant, to transfer heat from the coolant loop into the refrigeration system
  4. 4
    Something that chills; A machine that removes heat from the working fluid in a refrigeration cycle
  5. 5
    A frightening dramatic work, such as a book or film
Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of chill: more chill comparative, form-of

    "With the setting of the sun a strong breeze, every blast of which was chiller and chiller, had begun to blow, rustling with a low continuous hum . . ."

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"With the setting of the sun a strong breeze, every blast of which was chiller and chiller, had begun to blow, rustling with a low continuous hum . . ."

Etymology

From chill + -er.

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