chiller
noun[C]
uk/ˈtʃɪl.ər/us/ˈtʃɪl.ɚ/chillernoun[C](COLD)
acontainerorroomforkeepingfoodordrinkscold:
Inhotweatherit isbettertostoreseafoodin the chiller.
Thevegetableswere all in a chiller with nopricesdisplayed.
a chillercabinet/shelf
amachineordevicefor making orkeepingaplace, asubstance, etc.cold:
Efficient new chillers in theofficebuildingareexpectedtocutenergyuse by 10 to 12percent.
Thepipesformpartof a high-efficiency chillersystem.
I like these wine-bottle chillers.
See also
blast chiller
- Thebeefishungin a chiller for three to fourweeks.
- Thatfreshfishon the chillershelfin thesupermarketis at least twoweeksold.
- Alargeboxcalled a chillerfreezeswaterduring thenight.
- There was amalfunctionwith a chiller that is set tokickin when thewatergets toohot.
Preserving & storing food
- beeswax wrap
- bin
- biscuit tin
- bread basket
- bread bin
- deep freeze
- defrost
- flash-freeze
- foil
- food technology
- pasteurized
- pickle
- pickled
- pickling
- plastic wrap
- tinfoil
- tinned
- tub
- Tupperware
- vacuum-packed
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Parts of buildings: vents & ventilation
chillernoun[C](FRIGHTENING)
theatre & film,literaturespecialized,informal
afrighteningfilm,book,story, etc.:
HedirectedDawn of the Dead, theclassic1978 chiller.
Wilkie Collins' 1860novel"The Woman InWhite" is aVictorianchiller with atwistedyetcharismaticvillain.
Synonym
spine-chiller
- We'vepickedten of thecreepiestchillers incinemahistory.
- Thenovelis ashort,realisticchiller about a postapocalypticworld.
- "The Piano Teacher" is anintriguinglittle chiller thatopenedlastnightat the Mill Theatre.
Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- Afrofuturism
- allegorical
- allegory
- anime
- autobiographical
- computer-animated
- cyberpunk
- episodic
- Gothic
- kitchen-sink
- melodrama
- prosy
- pulpy
- satirical
- science fiction
- self-referential
- SFF
- shoot-em-up
- smash