chiller

chill·er
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UK/ˈt͡ʃɪləː/UK[ˈt͡ʃʰɪləː]US/ˈt͡ʃɪlɚ/US[ˈt͡ʃʰɪlɚ] ~ [ˈt͡ʃʰɪlɹ̩]

noun

a machine that produces cold air, either for air conditioning, to prepare chilled foods etc.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

nounchiller (plural chillers)

plural chillers

  1. Something that chills
    1. a machine that produces cold air, either for air conditioning, to prepare chilled foods etc.
    2. a heat exchanger between a coolant and a refrigerant, to transfer heat from the coolant loop into the refrigeration system
    3. A machine that removes heat from the working fluid in a refrigeration cycle
  2. A frightening dramatic work, such as a book or film
adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of chill: more chill

    With the setting of the sun a strong breeze, every blast of which was chiller and chiller, had begun to blow, rustling with a low continuous hum . . .

    1844, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounexcitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

German Gefrieranlage, Kühlgerät
  • Gefrieranlagemachine that produces cold air
  • Kühlgerätmachine that produces cold air
  • Kühlschrankmachine that produces cold air
  • Gefrierschrankmachine that produces cold air
Polish agregat chłodniczy
  • agregat chłodniczymachine that produces cold air

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APA

chiller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiller

MLA

“chiller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiller. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chiller,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiller.

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