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# chiller

noun (a chiller, chillers)

«chiller» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A machine or cabinet that keeps food or drink very cold, like a fridge in a shop or kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chiller/#m1)
2. (informal) A frightening story or film that gives you a shiver: «a spine-chiller». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chiller/#m2)
3. (UK, informal) «A chiller» can also mean a relaxed, calm person or time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chiller/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life supermarkets keep milk and meat in chillers. In science and food safety, cold slows the growth of germs. In reading lessons a «chiller» or «spine-chiller» is a scary story. Related: chill, chilly, chilling.

### Examples

- The milk is in the chiller at the back of the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chiller/#x1)
- The café has a drinks chiller by the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chiller/#x2)
- That ghost story was a real chiller. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chiller/#x3)
- Keep raw meat in the chiller to stop germs growing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chiller/#x4)
- The film is a spine-chiller, so don't watch it before bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chiller/#x5)
- Fish are packed in ice and kept in a chiller. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chiller/#x6)

### Note

chill + -er. Countable. A chiller is colder than a room but usually not as cold as a freezer.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chiller» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chiller/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chiller» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chiller.html) on Mova free.