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zero chills

zero chills is the plural of zero chill.

Meaning of zero chill

Noun

zero chill (countable and uncountable, plural zero chills)

  1. Cold temperatures of approximately zero degrees.
    • These nitrifying homes will act in any climate, provided they are guarded from zero chills.1909, Canadian Engineer - Volume 17, page 63
  2. The property of a casting having no chill (hardened surface).
    • As the carbon equivalent increases, the depth of the chill decreases until the entire sample is gray, showing a zero chill measurement.1960, The Iron Worker - Volumes 24-26, page 95
  3. (informal) Inability to be calm or rational.
    • "Sam, I think we need to discuss your chill factor. Right now you're on like zero chill. It's just not going to do."2007, Jordan Roter, Girl in Development, →ISBN, page 103
  4. (informal) Lack of any good qualities.
    • “So dad can't get here?” She added some shrill tones into the rising outrage. “Zero chill.”2015, Genie Davis, Pauline Baird Jones, Open With Care, →ISBN

Questions about zero chills

What is zero chills the plural of?
Zero chills is the plural of zero chill.

Words near zero chills in the dictionary

  1. zero bombing
  2. zero bombs
  3. zero car
  4. zero cars
  5. zero chill
  6. zero chills
  7. zero client
  8. zero clients
  9. zero conditional
  10. zero conditionals
  11. zero copula

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