adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a cool/chilly/frosty reception (= not friendly or approving )
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His idea got a cool reception from his colleagues.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
air
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It dipped and fluttered in the chilly air , its wings drab and flaky.
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Its breath created rhythmic puffs of steam in the chilly air .
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It had very little warmth but the chilly air was helping to clear my head.
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Shivering in the chilly air , she groped across to the light switch.
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He seemed to me huge and shaggy, with his breath hanging about his face in the chilly air .
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At once Maxwell was up, yawning, stretching his tall, untanned body in the chilly air .
day
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Hot pasties and hot drinks are served below deck at the bar, a comfort on chilly days .
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It was a foggy, chilly day , without sunshine so the sea was murky and opaque.
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Little mascots spread the luck around and warm the crowd on a chilly day .
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I stayed comfortable even on very breezy, chilly days .
evening
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One chilly evening at a crossroads gas station I offered a ride to a young woman who had missed her bus.
night
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It was a clear but rather chilly night .
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For all I know there may have been cool showers, unusual chilly nights and days.
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The camp offers almost no protection against the scorching sun and chilly nights .
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Residents stood shivering in the chilly night air as Red Cross officials scrambled to find them lodging after they fled their homes.
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Blue magnesium flares went spiralling up into the chilly night .
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Max 16C 61F. 19,22,23,24,26,27,28: Fine but chilly night with local ground frost.
reception
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Academics whose research found ill effects of divorce on kids faced chilly receptions .
wind
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The chilly wind of February brought the annual self-denial appeal.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a chilly morning in April
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A fire was needed against the chilly New England evenings.
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Despite the chilly autumn afternoon, she was wearing a thin cotton dress.
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His blue eyes had a chilly glint.
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It's chilly in the house, even when it's sunny outside.
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It's a little chilly out here - I think we'll go inside.
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It was getting chilly outside, so we went back into the house.
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Temperatures were in the 80s on Tuesday, but it turned chilly Wednesday afternoon.
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They have to get washed and dressed in a chilly bathroom.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After a while, he let his head sink on his arms, deep among the chilly , metal-chased velvets.
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And something else: something chilly , something that warned.
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I arrived at Victoria Station in early November in misty chilly weather of early night.
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It was chilly the next night, and the night after that.
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On the chilly winter afternoon when I was at Casa Dono di Maria, the doorbell rang.
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She had set a match to it during the afternoon, so the room was no longer chilly .
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The telegram came on a gray, chilly April day.
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Those who remained were chilly , nervous, and unsure of what the police would do.