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  • 1chill — chill1 [tʃıl] n 1.) [singular] a feeling of coldness ▪ There was a slight chill in the air . morning/autumnal/January etc chill ▪ Suddenly aware of the morning chill, she closed the window. chill of ▪ He sat in the chill of the evening, staring… …

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  • 2chill — I UK [tʃɪl] / US verb Word forms chill : present tense I/you/we/they chill he/she/it chills present participle chilling past tense chilled past participle chilled * 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if you chill food or drink, or if it chills, it… …

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  • 3chill — chill1 [ tʃıl ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive if you chill food or drink or it chills, it becomes cold enough to be ready to eat or drink: Chill the dessert in the refrigerator for about two hours. The wine is chilling right now. a )… …

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  • 4chill — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if you chill something such as food or drink or if it chills, it becomes very cold but does not freeze: Chill the champagne in a bucket of ice. | Serve the melon chilled. 2 (transitive usually passive) to make someone very cold:… …

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  • 6performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 7china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 8China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 9literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 10Quebec — This article is about the Canadian province. For the province s capital city, see Quebec City. For other uses, see Quebec (disambiguation). Coordinates …

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