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noun | verb frostfrost1 /frɔst/ ●●○ noun ETYMOLOGYfrost1Origin: Old English; related to freeze ► a light frost There might be a light frost tonight. ► an early frost The only thing that could hurt the crop now is an early frost. THESAURUS water frozen into soft white pieces that fall from the sky in cold weather and cover the ground► snow water frozen into soft white pieces that fall from the sky in cold weather and cover the ground: The trees were dusted with snow. Over six inches of snow fell last night. ► snowflakes pieces of falling snow: The first snowflakes of winter were in the air. ► sleet a mixture of snow and rain: The sleet is making driving on the highway very dangerous. ► slush snow on the ground that has started to melt: My shoes were wet from the slush on the sidewalk. ► hail hard round pieces of ice that fall from the sky: Hail bounced off the roof onto the lawn. ► frost white powder that covers the ground or other outside surfaces when it is cold: We had to scrape the frost off the car windows. 1[uncountable] ice that looks white and powdery and covers things outside when the temperature is very low: The ground was white with frost.► see thesaurus at snow12[uncountable] the ice that forms on the inside of a refrigerator or freezer3[countable] an occasion when the weather is so cold that water freezes: There might be a light frost tonight. The only thing that could hurt the crop now is an early frost. frost damage → see also frosted, frosty noun | verb frostfrost2 verb VERB TABLEfrost |
Present | I, you, we, they | frost | | he, she, it | frosts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | frosted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have frosted | | he, she, it | has frosted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had frosted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will frost | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have frosted |
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Present | I | am frosting | | he, she, it | is frosting | | you, we, they | are frosting | Past | I, he, she, it | was frosting | | you, we, they | were frosting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been frosting | | he, she, it | has been frosting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been frosting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be frosting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been frosting |
1[transitive] to cover a cake with frosting2[intransitive, transitive] to cover something with frost, or to become covered with frost: frost over/up All the windows had frosted over during the night.3[transitive] to make some parts of your hair lighter than the rest by using chemicals |