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Word entry · 5 letters

chill

Best crossword clue

"Relaxed mood"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /tʃɪl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted chillStarts with CEnds with L2 cluesVery common crossword word
1C2H3I4L5L

Definitions

  1. A cold feeling, a relaxed mood, or to make cold.

Word origin

From Middle English chele, chile, from Old English ċiele, ċele (“cold; coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kali, from Proto-Germanic *kaliz, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold”). Closely related with Dutch kil. Also akin to cool, cold, gel, and congeal, which see.

Used in a sentence

  • There was a chill in the air.
  • A breezy winter chill is likely for MLK Weekend across the Southeast. […] A steady northwest breeze will keep wind chills in the teens and single digits for the remainder of your weekend.
  • Close the window or you'll catch a chill.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Relaxed mood5 letters
02Cold feeling5 letters

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