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chiller

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One that chills.
  • noun A frightening story, especially one involving violence, evil, or the supernatural; a thriller.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who or that which chills.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Something that chills, especially a machine that produces cold air, either for air conditioning, to prepare chilled foods etc.
  • noun A frightening dramatic work, such as a book or film
  • adjective comparative form of chill: more chill

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

to chill + -er

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Examples

  • The air conditioner chiller is out here at work, so it is getting pretty warm in the building.

    Batman: Dead End drewan 2003

  • Stephen King, who wrote the novel on which this chiller is based, once opined that director Stanley Kubrick didn’t understand the horror genre.

    Scary Movie Ten daj42 2009

  • A new battery-cooling concept featuring a "chiller" component goes into production this year.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents, a show I used to watch on the "chiller" channel.

    Wonderland or Not 2009

  • Medcenter One cut its natural gas consumption in July in half through use of new "chiller" or air-cooling unit, and saved about $32,000.

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  • In this respect, Bedlam was very ahead of its time - tackling issues (albeit within the guise of a 'chiller') that most other films of this time would only shirk from.

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  • The best way to get this cut every time is to partially freeze the meat: A large roast will need 90 minutes to 2 hours in the chiller before cutting.

    The Best Meat for Venison Jerky (and How to Slice It) 2009

  • In addition to the PV panels, wind turbines, and carbon offsetting, the Pixel Building will feature an ozone-free absorption heat pump chiller, a grass roof covering, and a reed-bed system to filter grey water and shade the windows.

    Crazy Pixel Building to Be Australia's First Carbon Neutral Office | Inhabitat 2010

  • In addition to the PV panels, wind turbines and carbon offsetting the building will have an ozone-free absorption heat pump chiller. digg this digg this email this email this tweet this tweet this facebook this facebook this

    Crazy Pixel Building to Be Australia’s First Carbon Neutral Office Pixel Building – Inhabitat 2010

  • Coronation chicken is a dish begging to be rescued from the retirement home of the chiller cabinet and given the respect it deserves: as Simon Hopkinson tartly observes, "those cowboys who continue to think that bottled curry paste mixed with Hellmann's is in any way a reasonable substitute here need a good slap with a cold chapatti".

    How to cook perfect coronation chicken 2011

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