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frost
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- pronunciation:
- frawst
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of freezing.
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| definition 2: |
the condition produced when the air temperature falls below the freezing point of water, or the coldness sufficient to produce this condition.
There will be a frost tonight. |
| definition 3: |
a light, white covering of dew or water vapor frozen into ice crystals.
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| definition 4: |
indifference or coldness in behavior or attitude.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
frosts, frosting, frosted |
| definition 1: |
to produce a covering of frost or a frostlike substance on.
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| definition 2: |
to apply frosting to a cake, pastry, or the like; ice.
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| definition 3: |
to damage or kill by frost.
The orange trees were frosted last night. |
| definition 4: |
(informal) to annoy or anger.
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| related words: |
glaze |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to develop or acquire a covering of or like frost.
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| derivations: |
frostless (adj.), frostlike (adj.) |
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