A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.
An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
Calmness; equanimity.
A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
almost a particular age, time, or amount
if something such as a light or an electricity supply goes on, it starts working or becomes available
if time goes on, it passes
to base an opinion or decision on something
to continue happening or doing something as before
to decide to appear on television/radio in order to say something
to do something after doing something else
to go to a place before someone else who you are with
to go to another place after going somewhere
to happen
to start doing a particular activity or being in a particular state
to start taking a particular medicine or drug
to start talking again after a pause or interruption
to talk so much that people become bored or annoyed
to walk onto a sports field in order to replace a member of your team
to walk onto a stage to begin your part in a performance
used for encouraging someone to do something
used for saying that you do not believe what someone is telling you
if a law goes through, or if it goes through a law-making institution, it is officially approved
if a thought or idea goes through your mind, you consider it for a short time
if something such as a request, proposal, or contract goes through, it is officially accepted or approved
to examine or search something very carefully
to experience something difficult or unpleasant
to follow an official system for dealing with a type of problem or request
to perform a set of actions that you regularly perform
to practise all of something such as a speech, song, or play
to use, spend, or eat all of something, especially quickly
if a flower comes out, it opens
if a photograph comes out, the chemical process that produces it is successful
if a young upper-class woman comes out, she formally becomes part of upper-class society by going to a special party or other social event for the first time
if someone comes out, they travel to the country that you are in, for example in order to visit you
if something comes out, it becomes known
if something such as a book or a film comes out, it becomes available to buy or see
if the sun, moon, or stars come out, they start to be able to be seen in the sky
to be a particular number or amount that is the result of a calculation or measurement
to be easy to notice
to be removed from something such as clothing or cloth by washing or rubbing
to be spoken, heard, or understood in a particular way
to have a particular appearance in a photograph
to have a particular result, or to end in a particular way
to say something in an open, honest, or public way that often makes someone feel surprised, embarrassed, or offended
to state a decision or opinion officially or publicly
to stop being fixed somewhere
to stop working as a protest
to tell people that you are gay




