Chill :: Chill (a.) Moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly; raw.

Chill :: Chill (a.) Affected by cold.

Chill :: Chill (a.) Characterized by coolness of manner, feeling, etc.; lacking enthusiasm or warmth; formal; distant; as, a chill reception..

Chill :: Chill (a.) Discouraging; depressing; dispiriting.

Chill :: Chill (v. t.) To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to shiver; to affect with cold.

Chill :: Chill (v. t.) To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress; to discourage.

Chill :: 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..

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..

Chilled :: Chilled (imp. & p. p.) of Chil.

Chilled :: Chilled (a.) Hardened on the surface or edge by chilling; as, chilled iron; a chilled wheel..

Chilli :: Chilli (n.) See Chili.

Chilliness :: Chilliness (n.) A state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.

Chilliness :: Chilliness (n.) A moderate degree of coldness; disagreeable coldness or rawness; as, the chilliness of the air..

Chilliness :: Chilliness (n.) Formality; lack of warmth.

Chilling :: Chilling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chil.

Chilling :: Chilling (a.) Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner..

Chillness :: Chillness (n.) Coolness; coldness; a chill.

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..

Chilognath :: Chilognath (n.) A myriapod of the order Chilognatha.

Chilognatha :: Chilognatha (n. pl.) One of the two principal orders of myriapods. They have numerous segments, each bearing two pairs of small, slender legs, which are attached ventrally, near together..

Chiloma :: Chiloma (n.) The tumid upper lip of certain mammals, as of a camel..

Chilopod :: Chilopod (n.) A myriapod of the order Chilopoda.

Chilopoda :: Chilopoda (n. pl.) One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipeds. They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally to each segment; well developed jaws; and a pair of thoracic legs converted into poison fangs. They are insectivorous, very active, and some species grow to the length of a foot..

Chilostoma :: Chilostoma (n. pl.) Alt. of Chilostomat.

Chilostomata :: Chilostomata (n. pl.) An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa, mostly with calcareous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid to close the aperture of the cells..

Chilostomatous :: Chilostomatous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Chilostoma.

Chiltern Hundreds :: Chiltern Hundreds () A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, to which is attached the nominal office of steward. As members of Parliament cannot resign, when they wish to go out they accept this stewardship, which legally vacates their seats..

Chinchilla :: Chinchilla (n.) A small rodent (Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a native of Peru and Chili..

Chinchilla :: Chinchilla (n.) The fur of the chinchilla.

Chinchilla :: Chinchilla (n.) A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth..

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