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chill | nonchalant |

As an abbreviation chill

is (computing) an acronym for ccitt high level language.

As an adjective nonchalant is

casually calm and relaxed.

chill

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • (Raymond)
  • The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
  • (Knight)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Moderately cold or chilly.
  • A chill wind was blowing down the street.
  • * Milton
  • Noisome winds, and blasting vapours chill .
  • (slang) Calm, relaxed, easygoing. See also : chill out.
  • I'm pretty chill most of the time.
    Paint-your-own ceramics studios are a chill way to express yourself while learning more about your date's right brain.
  • (slang) "Cool"; meeting a certain hip standard or garnering the approval of a certain peer group.
  • That new movie was chill , man.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
  • Chill before serving.
  • (metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
  • To become cold.
  • In the wind he chilled quickly.
  • (metallurgy) To become hard by rapid cooling.
  • (slang) To relax, lie back.
  • Chill , man, we've got a whole week to do it; no sense in getting worked up.
    The new gym teacher really has to chill or he's gonna blow a gasket.
  • (slang) To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group. Also chill out .
  • Hey, we should chill this weekend.
  • (slang) To smoke marijuana.
  • On Friday night do you wanna chill?

    Derived terms

    * chillax * chilliness * chilling * chilling effect * chill out / chillout * chill pill * chilly * libel chill * send chills / cast a chill

    References

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    nonchalant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Casually calm and relaxed.
  • We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.
  • Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.
  • He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.

    Synonyms

    * (casually calm) carefree, cool, mellow, easygoing * (indifferent) , unconcerned * See also