frostnoun
uk/frɒst/us/frɑːst/B2 [ U ] the thin, white layer of ice that forms when the air temperature is below the freezing point of water, especially outside at night:
B2 [ C or U ] a weather condition in which the air temperature falls below the freezing point of water, especially outside at night:
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- Look, the frost has made a beautiful pattern on the window.
- There was a heavy frost last night and the ground is still hard.
- These plants are particularly susceptible to frost.
- In a normal winter, the frost penetrates deeply enough to kill off insect eggs in the soil.
- Gardeners need to be prepared for several severe frosts in the next month or two.
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Precipitation: snow & ice
- crevasse
- drift
- freeze
- freezing
- frosty
- glacial
- glaciation
- ground frost
- hailstorm
- hoarfrost
- ice cap
- Jack Frost
- moraine
- pack ice
- permafrost
- slushy
- snow line
- snowdrift
- snowfall
- snowflake
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frostverb
uk/frɒst/us/frɑːst/frost verb (COLD)
[ I or T ] to become covered in frost:
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Precipitation: snow & ice
- crevasse
- drift
- freeze
- freezing
- frosty
- glacial
- glaciation
- ground frost
- hailstorm
- hoarfrost
- ice cap
- Jack Frost
- moraine
- pack ice
- permafrost
- slushy
- snow line
- snowdrift
- snowfall
- snowflake
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frost verb (CAKE)
[ T ] US to cover a cake with icing :
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Preparing food
- butter
- can't boil an egg idiom
- caramelize
- carve
- clarified
- cube
- dice
- fold
- knead
- leaven
- liquidize
- malt
- marinade
- salt
- slow food
- spice
- stuffed
- sweeten
- thicken
- thin
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frost verb (HAIR)
[ T ] US to make narrow strips of a person's hair a more pale colour than the surrounding hair
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Colourless or causing colour to fade
- bleach
- colorless
- colourless
- discolour
- drab
- dull
- faded
- ghostly
- light
- muted
- pale
- paleness
- palish
- pastel
- sober
- sombre
- subdued
- washed out
- weather
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frost verb (GLASS)
[ T ] to intentionally make glass less smooth to stop it being transparent
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Glass
- blow
- crystal
- cut glass
- fibreglass
- frosted
- glass
- glass cutter
- glass fibre
- glassblower
- glazier
- glazing
- looking glass
- mirror
- mirrored
- paste
- Pyrex
- safety glass
- shatterproof
- smoked
- stained glass
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