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| black frost |
severe cold that blackens living plants without the appearance of frost crystals. |
| defrost |
to remove frost or ice from. [1/3 definitions] |
| defroster |
a small heater, usu. in a car, for preventing or removing frost. |
| frost |
to produce a covering of frost or a frostlike substance on. [3/9 definitions] |
| frosted |
given an appearance of frost, as by coating glass with a translucent substance or by coloring ends or strands of hair in a lighter color than the rest of one's hair. [1/4 definitions] |
| frost line |
the limit past which frost does not penetrate the soil. |
| frosty |
causing or marked by frost; freezing. [2/4 definitions] |
| Jack Frost |
the personification of frost or cold weather. |
| smudge |
a thickly smoking fire used to repel insects or protect plants from frost. [2/6 definitions] |
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