chiller

C2+ Topic:Entertainment & Leisure

US /ˈtʃɪlɚ/ UK /ˈtʃɪlə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a machine for cooling, or a frightening story or film

The new horror chiller kept the audience on edge all night.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a machine for cooling, or a... cooler refrigerator freezer thrillershocker

Opposites

heater warmer

Word family

Related forms chill chilled chilly

Etymology

From chill + -er. Chill is from Old English ciele ('cold, frost'), from Proto-Germanic *kaliz. The 'frightening story' sense derives from the figurative 'to chill with fear'.

ciele Old English *kaliz Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Entertainment & Leisure Word Formation & Derivatives

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# chiller

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtʃɪlɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃɪlə/

## Meanings
1. a machine for cooling, or a frightening story or film

## Examples
- The new horror chiller kept the audience on edge all night.

## Synonyms
- cooler
- refrigerator
- freezer
- thriller
- shocker

## Antonyms
- heater
- warmer

## Related Forms
- chill
- chilled
- chilly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ciele
- Root: *kaliz

## Etymology
From chill + -er. Chill is from Old English ciele ('cold, frost'), from Proto-Germanic *kaliz. The 'frightening story' sense derives from the figurative 'to chill with fear'.

## AI Etymology
Chiller is from chill + -er. Chill is from Old English ciele ('cold, frost'), from Proto-Germanic *kaliz. The 'frightening story' sense derives from the figurative 'to chill with fear'. Important recorded forms include ciele (Old English) and *kaliz (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a machine for cooling, or a frightening story or film. The wider family includes related words such as chill, chilled, and chilly.

## Topics
- Entertainment & Leisure
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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