frost
IPA: frˈɔst
noun
- A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
- The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
- (figurative) Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.
- (obsolete) The act of freezing; the congelation of water or other liquid.
- A shade of white, like that of frost.
- (slang, dated) A disappointment; a cheat.
- (television) A kind of light diffuser.
- A surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
- A township in Clare County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Faribault County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Athens County, Ohio.
- A minor city in Navarro County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
verb
- (transitive) To cover with frost.
- (intransitive) To become covered with frost.
- (transitive) To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost.
- (transitive, informal) To anger or annoy.
- (transitive) To sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) to prevent it from slipping on ice.
- (transitive) To bleach individual strands of hair while leaving adjacent strands untouched.
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Examples of "frost" in Sentences
- I have to melt the frost.
- The frost is the outer covering.
- Frost is widowed in the first episode.
- The date of the last frost is April 4.
- A touch of frost will sweeten the berries.
- Frost heaving is the most common form of cryoturbation.
- Severe frosts are rare because of the proximity of the sea.
- The varietal is sensitive to frost and has a proclivity to shatter.
- They are reasonable frost resistance, but resent dampness in winter.
- The cake is composed of the chocolate layers with the special frosting.