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frost
(fr/O/st )

noun (n)

  • ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)(noun.substance)
    Synonym:
    hoar, hoarfrost, rime
    source: wordnet30
  • weather cold enough to cause freezing(noun.phenomenon)
    Synonym:
    freeze
    source: wordnet30
  • the formation of frost or ice on a surface(noun.process)
    Synonym:
    icing
    source: wordnet30
  • United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    robert frost, robert lee frost
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of freezing; -- applied chiefly to the congelation of water; congelation of fluids.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • decorate with frosting(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Frost a cake.
    Synonym:
    ice
    source: wordnet30
  • provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Frost the glass.
    She frosts her hair.
    source: wordnet30
  • cover with frost(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Ice crystals frosted the glass.
    source: wordnet30
  • damage by frost(verb.change)
    Example:
    The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown.
    source: wordnet30
  • To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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