chiller

Plural: chillers

Noun

• Something that cools or frightens; a horror film.
• excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones
• Something that chills
• a machine that produces cold air, either for air conditioning, to prepare chilled foods etc.
• Something that chills
• a heat exchanger between a coolant and a refrigerant, to transfer heat from the coolant loop into the refrigeration system
• Something that chills
• A machine that removes heat from the working fluid in a refrigeration cycle
• A frightening dramatic work, such as a book or film

Adj

• comparative form of chill: more chill

Examples

• The high-scoring triple word play was an absolute chiller for his opponent.

Synonyms

hair-raiser