Word Finder - chills

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A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

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There was a chill in the air.

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A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.

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Close the window or you'll catch a chill.   I felt a chill when the wind picked up.

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An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.

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Despite the heat, he felt a chill as he entered the crime scene.   The actor's eerie portrayal sent chills through the audience.   His menacing presence cast a chill over everyone.

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An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.

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The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.

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A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.

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Calmness; equanimity.

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A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.

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To lower the temperature of something; to cool

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Chill before serving.

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To become cold

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In the wind he chilled quickly.

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To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling

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To become hard by rapid cooling

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To relax, lie back

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Chill, man, we've got a whole week to do it; no sense in getting worked up.

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To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group. Also chill out.

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Hey, we should chill this weekend.

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To smoke marijuana

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On Friday night do you wanna chill?

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To discourage, depress

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Censorship chills public discourse.

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A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.

It can be great fun to read stories that give you chills.

Strange, but the idea no longer gave her chills.

The remission or abatement lasts generally throughout the morning; and about noon there is an exacerbation, seldom ushered in by chills, which continues till the early morning following, when it remits or abates as before.

Which observation sent another spasm of chills racing down Dean's spine.

Her voice is so soulful that I get chills when she hits the high notes.

His eyes burned brighter, and he gave her a dark smile that sent chills through her.

It typically starts suddenly with fever, chills, headache, aching muscles, general prostration and a cough or other respiratory symptoms.

Patients with Legionnaires ' disease usually have fever, chills, and a cough, which may be dry or may produce sputum.

The models range from types that have water that you add ice to so it chills the bottle to those which are simply electrical and can either warm or chill the bottle, depending on what you need.

She has had no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.

With plenty of hitchhiking ghosts to see and experience, families will get plenty of chills and thrills out of this great attraction that has been charming guests in Liberty Square for decades.

Combining thrills and chills is a great way to celebrate your favorite ghoulish holiday.

Hershey Park packages help budget-conscious travelers experience chocolate-coated chills and thrills at "The Sweetest Place on Earth" without going broke.

Rides at Pleasure Beach are tame compared to Alton Towers, but the ten roller coasters and four water rides on site are still good for a laughs and chills.

It is best if the mixture chills overnight but you can serve it after it has chilled for at least four hours.

Direct contact with the bottle chills it faster than just putting it into the vast space of a fridge and waiting for the ambient air to chill it down.

Some stories are classic -- the call came from inside the house!! -- while others bring fresh chills to the campfire huddle.

After this initial period, the patient will often complain of continued fever, shaking chills, overwhelming weakness, and even a feeling of impending doom.

The chills that often accompany a fever are caused by the movement of blood to the body's core, leaving the surface and extremities cold.

Once the higher temperature is achieved, the shivering and chills stop.

Herpetic gingivostomatitis-A severe oral infection that affects children under five years of age; vesicles and ulcerations, edematous throat, enlarged painful cervical lymph nodes occur; chills, fever, malaise, bed breath, and drooling.

When these natural pyrogens, called cytokines, are injected into humans, fever and chills develop within an hour.

Some people experience chills prior to the onset of fever.

If the lymphatic vessels are also infected, in a condition referred to as lymphangitis, there will be red streaks extending from the wound in the direction of the lymph nodes, throbbing pain, and high fever and/or chills.

Further developments include fever with chills, loss of appetite, heavy perspiration, a rapid pulse, and general weakness.

The bite may also be accompanied by fever, chills, edema (an accumulation of excess tissue fluid), nausea and vomiting, dizziness, muscle and joint pain, and a rash.

Initial symptoms include chills, headache, loss of appetite, and a lack of energy.

Symptoms can also include fever, chills, tiredness, muscle aches, earache, pain or discomfort when swallowing, and swollen glands in the neck.

Usually a sign that infection has spread, this condition may be accompanied by fever, chills, and red streaks radiating from the site of the original infection.

The patient becomes ill with fever, chills, nausea and vomiting, headache, and pain in the back and joints.

Lymph nodes in the area become swollen and tender, and the patient develops fever, chills, and headache.

In addition to the familiar watery diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal cramps, the individual may also have chills, fever, and neurological symptoms.

The infected person usually feels tired and has a fever, sometimes accompanied by chills, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph glands, and nausea.

About 50 percent of females experience fever, pain in the lower back or flanks, nausea and vomiting, or shaking chills.

Symptoms usually begin suddenly, with high fever, chills, headache, severe weakness, and muscle pain.

These symptoms are sometimes accompanied by bloating, low fever, chills, headache, and overall tiredness or weakness.

Annual flu vaccines are recommended, and parents should watch for signs of infection such as fever, cough, chills, and any difficulty breathing.

Other side effects include dizziness, fainting, headache, tremors, muscle twitching, confusion, memory impairment, anxiety, agitation, insomnia, weakness, drowsiness, chills, blurred vision, and heart palpitations.

Of those who develop Lyme disease, about 50 percent notice flu-like symptoms, including fatigue, headache, chills and fever, muscle and joint pain, and lymph node swelling.

When the virus is inhaled, it attacks cells in the upper respiratory tract, causing typical flu symptoms such as fatigue, fever and chills, a hacking cough, and body aches.

These signs include high fever, intense chills, chest pains associated with breathing, and a productive cough with thick yellowish green sputum.

Side effects include fever, chills, muscle and joint pain, vision disorders, low white and red blood cell counts, fatigue, elevated liver enzymes, nausea, blood clotting problems, and nerve damage.

The doctor should be called any time there are symptoms of heatstroke, dehydration, blurred vision (possible sun damage to the eyes), chills, fever, vomiting, or blistering associated with sun exposure.

Symptoms include sore throat, chills, fever, and swollen lymph nodes in the neck.

In addition to a runny nose and fever, signs of a cold include coughing, sneezing, nasal congestion, headache, muscle ache, chills, sore throat, hoarseness, watery eyes, tiredness, and lack of appetite.

While it's fun to tell ghost stories around a cozy campfire, it's the true ghost stories experienced by real people that bring us the biggest chills.

Stories about the creature can send chills up the spines of believers and skeptics alike.

The idea of ritual scarification sends chills down the spine of many people, but for others it represents a closeness to God, an expression of their identity or a connection to their ancestors, and even pleasure.

Flavors may be added such as liqueurs or other flavors before the mixture sets and chills.

Once the mix chills, it is then scooped, rolled or shaped.