frost
[ frawst, frost ]
/ frɔst, frɒst /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to become covered with frost or freeze (often followed by up or over): The windshield has frosted over.
(of varnish, paint, etc.) to dry with a film resembling frost.
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Idioms for frost
degree of frost, British. the degree of temperature Fahrenheit below the freezing point: 10 degrees of frost is equivalent to 22°F.
Origin of frost
before 900; Middle English, Old English frost, forst; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse frost; akin to freeze
OTHER WORDS FROM frost
frostless, adjectivefrostlike, adjectiveun·frost, verb (used with object)Words nearby frost
Definition for frost (2 of 2)
Frost
[ frawst, frost ]
/ frɔst, frɒst /
noun
Robert (Lee), 1874–1963, U.S. poet.
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British Dictionary definitions for frost (1 of 2)
frost
/ (frɒst) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of frost
frostlike, adjectiveWord Origin for frost
Old English frost; related to Old Norse, Old Saxon, Old High German frost; see freeze
British Dictionary definitions for frost (2 of 2)
Frost
/ (frɒst) /
noun
Sir David (Paradine). born 1939, British television presenter and executive, noted esp for political interviews
Robert (Lee). 1874–1963, US poet, noted for his lyrical verse on country life in New England. His books include A Boy's Will (1913), North of Boston (1914), and New Hampshire (1923)
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Medical definitions for frost
frost
[ frôst ]
n.
A deposit of minute ice crystals formed when water vapor condenses at a temperature below freezing.
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Scientific definitions for frost
frost
[ frôst ]
A deposit of tiny, white ice crystals on a surface. Frost forms through sublimation, when water vapor in the air condenses at a temperature below freezing. It gets its white color from tiny air bubbles trapped in the ice crystals. See more at dew point.
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