frozen

[ froh-zuhn ]

/ ˈfroʊ zən /

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verb

past participle of freeze.

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)

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OTHER WORDS FROM frozen

fro·zen·ly, adverbfro·zen·ness, nounpre·fro·zen, adjectiveun·fro·zen, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for frozen

Defrost overnight in the refrigerator (if frozen) and bake before serving.
Make These Barefoot Contessa Chicken Pot Pies|Ina Garten|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stir in the frozen peas and chicken, taste for seasonings, and pour the mixture into six (2-cup) ovenproof serving bowls.
Make These Barefoot Contessa Chicken Pot Pies|Ina Garten|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Without it in the atmosphere, the Earth would be a barren, frozen wasteland.
Extreme Weather? Blame the End Times|Jay Michaelson|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since then, all dividend payments have been frozen and Iran receives “no uranium or revenue from the mine.”
McCain Helps a Business Partner of Iran|Ben Jacobs|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He was later sued by his lawyers in London for failing to pay $419,400 in counsel fees when his assets were frozen.
The Mysterious Death of the Art World’s Favorite Sheikh|Lizzie Crocker|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gray Cloud, in a trance, might already have frozen to death.
Shaman|Robert Shea
They availed themselves of a very hard winter to penetrate into the land over the frozen water.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5|Various
Frozen punch, when served, comes between the meat and game courses.
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald
Flying in and out of the briar-thickets are innumerable white-throated sparrows fleeing from frozen Canada and the lake country.
Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 1 [January 1902]|Various
The man, who is frozen to death, knows nothing of the cruelties of northern cold.
Lords of the North|A. C. Laut

British Dictionary definitions for frozen

frozen

/ (ˈfrəʊzən) /

verb

the past participle of freeze

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 unyieldinghe was frozen with horror

Derived forms of frozen

frozenly, adverbfrozenness, noun

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