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   frost

   /frɒst/

   noun

   • 1. a deposit of small white ice crystals formed on the ground or other surfaces when the temperature falls below freezing: "the lanes were glistening with frost" Similar ice crystalsicerimerime iceverglasrime frostwhite frostblack frosthoar frostground frostinformal:Jack Frostarchaic:hoar
   • ▪ a weather condition or period of cold weather in which deposits of frost form: "following two or three nights of hard frost, my garden is a wreck" Similar cold snapperiod of cold weatherhoar frostground frostinformal:freezefreeze-upOpposite heatwave
   • ▪ a person's cold or unfriendly manner: "Caroline was shocked to hear the frost in her brother's voice" Similar coldnesscoolnessfrostinessiceicinessglacialityfrigidityhostilityunfriendlinessstiffnessstand-offishnessOpposite friendliness
   • ▪ a failure: "even the state soirées were a frost"

   verb

   • 1. cover (something) with or as if with frost; freeze: "shop windows were still frosted over"
   • ▪ become covered with small ice crystals: "no one has managed to stop outdoor heat exchangers frosting up during winter"
   • ▪ damage or otherwise affect as a result of frost.
   • 2. decorate (a cake or biscuit) with icing: North American "the cake Mama had just frosted"

   Word Origin Old Englishfrost, forst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vorst and German Frost, also to freeze.

   Derivatives

   • 1. frostless adjective

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