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单词 frosts
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frost

1 of 2

noun

ˈfrȯst How to pronounce frost (audio)
1
a
: the process of freezing
b
: a covering of minute ice crystals on a cold surface
also : ice particles formed from a gas
c
: the temperature that causes freezing
2
a
: coldness of deportment or temperament : an indifferent, reserved, or unfriendly manner
b
: failure
the play was … a most dreadful frost Arnold Bennett

frost

2 of 2

verb

frosted; frosting; frosts

transitive verb

1
a
: to cover with or as if with frost
especially : to put icing on (cake)
b
: to produce a fine-grained slightly roughened surface on (such as metal or glass)
2
: to injure or kill (plants) by frost
3
: to make angry or irritated
that really frosts me

intransitive verb

: to become frosted

Synonyms

Noun

  • hoar
  • hoarfrost
  • rime

Verb

  • aggravate
  • annoy
  • bother
  • bug
  • burn (up)
  • chafe
  • eat
  • exasperate
  • gall
  • get
  • grate
  • gripe
  • hack (off)
  • irk
  • irritate
  • itch
  • nark [British]
  • nettle
  • peeve
  • persecute
  • pique
  • put out
  • rasp
  • rile
  • ruffle
  • spite
  • vex
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Example Sentences

Noun The grass was covered with frost. Frost formed on the window. These plants should bloom until the first frost of the season. We had an early frost. Verb The cold had frosted the windows. I have to frost the birthday cake. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Second, back then this frost was an extremely serious matter. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2022 The arriving frost changes the landscape, leading some participants to shift their priorities; some deal with issues from a diet with no diversity, while others struggle to maintain shelter. Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 But then, in mid-May, a severe frost killed every fruit on every tree. Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 In 2021, a late frost damaged young buds, resulting in catastrophic crop losses. Hollie Stephens, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2022 This plant is a magnet for butterflies and hummingbirds and will bloom non-stop from planting until frost. Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2022 After a warm October, Connecticut will wake up to its first widespread frost of the season Wednesday. Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 2 Nov. 2021 Parts of southern Texas might see its first frost in the beginning of December. Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Oct. 2021 Expect your Supertunias to continue blooming right up until a hard frost occurs. Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022
Verb
Farmers in Brazil are dealing with the fallout from freakish weather last year, where plantations endured first drought and then frost. Yusuf Khan, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 Bake some Thanksgiving shape cookies and have the kids decorate them, get grandma in on rolling out the pie dough, or enlist a few cousins to frost a cake. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022 This season, Chris Riley lost 90% of his peach crop to frost. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2022 Using the remaining buttercream, frost the cake with a smooth finish. New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022 The car also has a TV that rolls up and down, and a partition that can frost over. Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 29 Mar. 2022 To make ahead, let cake cool completely before wrapping tightly and leave on the kitchen counter until ready to frost or up to two days. Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2022 Between April 2020 and December 2021, the price of soybeans soared 52 percent, and corn and wheat both grew 80 percent, the fund’s data showed, while the price of coffee rose 70 percent, due largely to droughts and frost in Brazil. New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022 Exuberance becomes introspection as the strings slow, soften, and frost over in falling patterns and the percussionists switch from heavy forces to bells, rain sticks and slide whistles. Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 14 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German frost — more at freeze

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1635, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Kids Definition

frost 1 of 2

noun

ˈfrȯst How to pronounce frost (audio)
1
: a covering of tiny ice crystals on a cold surface formed from the water vapor in the air
2
: temperature cold enough to cause freezing

frost

2 of 2

verb

frosted; frosting
1
: to cover with frosting
frost a cake
2
: to cover or become covered with frost

Biographical Definition

Frost

biographical name

ˈfrȯst How to pronounce Frost (audio)
Robert Lee 1874–1963 American poet
Frostian
ˈfrȯ-stē-ən How to pronounce Frost (audio)
ˈfrȯs-chən
adjective

frosts 1 of 2

noun

plural of frost
1
as in hoars
a covering of tiny ice crystals on a cold surface the wintertime routine of scraping the frost off the car's windshield every morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • hoars
  • rimes
  • hoarfrosts
  • frostworks
2
as in disasters
something that has failed the get-acquainted meeting with his fiancée's parents turned out to be a complete frost

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • disasters
  • failures
  • catastrophes
  • bombs
  • disappointments
  • busts
  • shipwrecks
  • lemons
  • washouts
  • misses
  • clinkers
  • duds
  • losers
  • flops
  • débâcles
  • turkeys
  • fiascoes
  • debacles
  • fizzles
  • messes
  • clunkers
  • bummers
  • dogs
  • near misses
  • hashes
  • botches
  • nonevents
  • muddles
  • shambles
  • has-beens
  • nonstarters
  • also-rans

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hits
  • successes
  • blockbusters
  • winners
  • phenomena
  • smashes
  • corkers
  • dandies
  • phenomenons
  • crackajacks
  • crackerjacks
  • jim-dandies
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frosts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of frost
as in bugs
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bugs
  • bothers
  • annoys
  • persecutes
  • irritates
  • nettles
  • gets
  • aggravates
  • eats
  • ruffles
  • galls
  • grates
  • plagues
  • angers
  • exasperates
  • itches
  • gripes
  • worries
  • spites
  • narks
  • riles
  • rasps
  • vexes
  • irks
  • teases
  • chafes
  • insults
  • infuriates
  • provokes
  • wears on
  • peeves
  • piques
  • upsets
  • outrages
  • gets to
  • harasses
  • offends
  • sets one's teeth on edge
  • badgers
  • enrages
  • distresses
  • devils
  • nags
  • baits
  • sticks in one's craw
  • heckles
  • hacks (off)
  • inflames
  • puts out
  • harries
  • rouses
  • hassles
  • unsettles
  • discomforts
  • rubs the wrong way
  • gets one's goat
  • burns (up)
  • rankles
  • disquiets
  • affronts
  • pesters
  • gets on one's nerves
  • enflames
  • ballyrags
  • antagonizes
  • incenses
  • maddens
  • undoes
  • roils
  • bullyrags
  • agitates
  • unhinges
  • exercises
  • perturbs
  • discomposes
  • frets
  • hagrides
  • miffs
  • freaks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • delights
  • pleases
  • obliges
  • mollifies
  • contents
  • conciliates
  • gladdens
  • appeases
  • propitiates
  • pacifies
  • gratifies
  • consoles
  • cheers
  • satisfies
  • soothes
  • placates
  • comforts
  • quiets
  • assures
  • reassures
  • solaces
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