chiller

Thân thiện

The eerie chiller made the audience gasp in the dark theater.

Definition

Noun: 1. Something that causes a chilling sensation, especially of fear or suspense: A "chiller" is something, typically a story, film, or experience, that produces a feeling of cold fear, excitement, or thrilling suspense. It is designed to make one feel a chill, often literally or figuratively. 2. A machine for cooling: In a technical context, a "chiller" is a device or machine that removes heat from a liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle to cool a space or process.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Thriller):
  • That ghost story is a real chiller; I couldn't sleep after reading it.
  • The film is a classic chiller from the 1960s, full of atmospheric horror.
• Noun (Machine):
  • The building's air conditioning system uses a large industrial chiller.
  • We need to service the chiller unit to keep the laboratory equipment at the correct temperature.

Advanced Usage

• "Spine-chiller": A more emphatic synonym for a frightening story or film.
  • His latest novel is a genuine spine-chiller that keeps you guessing until the end.

Variants and Related Words

• Chill (verb/noun): To make cold; a cold sensation.
• Chilling (adjective): Causing a feeling of fear.
  • He gave a chilling account of the events.
• Chilly (adjective): Uncomfortably cool or cold.

Synonyms

• Thriller: A book, film, or play with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage (often overlaps with "chiller" in the suspense/horror genre).
• Horror story: A story intended to frighten or unsettle.
• Cooler (machine): A device for cooling, though often simpler than a "chiller."

Related Phrases

• Send chills down someone's spine: To frighten or horrify someone.
  • The eerie silence sent chills down my spine.

Học thuật

Noun

1. excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones
   • the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hair-raiser