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chilly adj. 1 cool, coldish, cold, frigid, nippy, frosty, icy, crisp,
chill: The weather has been quite chilly for May. 2 chill,
unenthusiastic, unresponsive, unreceptive, frosty, unwelcoming,
crisp, cool, cold, unfriendly, hostile; distant, aloof: The
suggestion that the charity fair be held in her garden met with
a chilly response from Lady Griffiths.
chime n. 1 bell, set of bells, carillon, ring, peal: Our church has
a full chime of eight bells. 2 ringing, peal, chiming, tolling,
tintinnabulation, clanging, ding-dong, striking; tinkle, jingle,
jangle: We could hear the chimes of Big Ben from our hotel
room.
--v. 3 ring, peal, toll, sound, tintinnabulate, clang, strike:
The clock chimed on the hour. 4 mark, denote, indicate,
announce: The carillon chimed the hour at noon. 5 chime in. a
join in, blend, harmonize: When singing this round, chime in at
the third bar. b interrupt, intercede, intrude, interfere,
break in, Colloq chip in; Slang butt in: I was about to speak
when he chimed in with some silly remark.
chink n. fissure, rift, crack, crevice, gap, opening, cleft, slit,
aperture, cranny: We could see daylight through a chink in the
fence.
chip n. 1 fragment, piece, shard or sherd, splinter, flake, sliver,
scrap, morsel, bit: A chip of slate rattled down off the roof.
2 counter, marker, token; plaque, US check: He put his chip on
number 14.
--v. 3 chisel, whittle, hew: He chipped away at the stone till
it fitted perfectly into the hole. 4 chip in. a contribute;
participate: All the neighbours chipped in to pay for the
street decorations. b interrupt, break in, intrude, interfere,
intercede, interpose, Colloq chime in: Clive chipped in with
his usual silly comment.
chirp v. 1 tweet, peep, twitter, chirrup, warble, trill, cheep,
chitter, chirr, pipe: I was awakened by the birds, chirping
away in the forest.
--n. 2 tweet, peep, twitter, chirrup, warble, trill, cheep,