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frozen
[ froh-zuhn ]
adjective
- congealed by cold; turned into ice.
- covered with ice, as a stream.
- frigid; very cold.
- injured or killed by frost or cold.
- obstructed by ice, as pipes.
- chilly or cold in manner; unfeeling:
a frozen stare.
- rigid; immobilized:
The child was frozen with fear.
- quick-frozen:
frozen foods.
- (of food) chilled or refrigerated.
- (especially of a drink) mixed with ice and frappéed in an electric blender.
- in a form that is not readily convertible into cash; not liquid:
frozen assets.
- not permitted to be changed or incapable of being altered; fixed:
frozen rents; frozen salaries.
- Canasta. (of the discard pile) unable to be picked up by a player unless the player's hand contains a natural pair to match the top card of the pile. Compare freeze ( def 30a )
frozen
/ ˈfrəʊzən /
adjective
- turned into or covered with ice
- obstructed or blocked by ice
- killed, injured, or stiffened by extreme cold
- (of a region or climate) icy or snowy
- (of food) preserved by a freezing process
- (of prices, wages, etc) arbitrarily pegged at a certain level
- (of business assets) not convertible into cash, as by government direction or business conditions
- frigid, unfeeling, or disdainful in manner
- motionless or unyielding
he was frozen with horror
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Derived Forms
- ˈfrozenness, noun
- ˈfrozenly, adverb
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Other Words From
- frozen·ly adverb
- frozen·ness noun
- pre·frozen adjective
- un·frozen adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of frozen1
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Example Sentences
Defrost overnight in the refrigerator (if frozen) and bake before serving.
Stir in the frozen peas and chicken, taste for seasonings, and pour the mixture into six (2-cup) ovenproof serving bowls.
Without it in the atmosphere, the Earth would be a barren, frozen wasteland.
Since then, all dividend payments have been frozen and Iran receives “no uranium or revenue from the mine.”
He was later sued by his lawyers in London for failing to pay $419,400 in counsel fees when his assets were frozen.
Thus he continued to rush over the frozen sea during a considerable part of that night.
The former, in its frozen state, somewhat resembled hard butter.
So you have lost that frozen heart of yours at last, and after such boasting, too!
I thought that the frozen surface of the American woman thawed on the stratum soubrette.
Dorothy led Jack off to the stable, and the half-frozen yeoman turned in to enjoy his cheerful fire.
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