The Clue
"Take it easy!" (5 letter answer)
The Answer
CHILL
Tags
Notes
The answer CHILL is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
Related Clues
Aloofness
Discourage
Ice
Relax
Cause of shaking
"Cool it!"
Flu symptom
Hang loose
Kick back
Recipe direction
"Relax, bro!"
"Relax, man!"
Shiver's cause
Bit of fall weather
___ out (relax): Slang
Relax, slangily, with "out"
Definition
CHILL as a noun:
1. (chill, iciness, gelidity) = coldness due to a cold environment
2. (frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle) = an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
3. (chill, shivering) = a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
4. (chill, pall) = a sudden numbing dread
CHILL as a verb:
1. depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"
2. (cool, chill, cool down) = make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"
3. (cool, chill, cool down) = loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
CHILL as an adjective:
1. (chill, chilly) = uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather"