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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024frost•ing /ˈfrɔstɪŋ, ˈfrɑstɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Fooda sweet, creamy mixture for coating or filling cakes, cookies, etc.;
icing. - a dull finish, such as on metal or glass.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024frost•ing (frô′sting, fros′ting),USA pronunciation n. - Fooda sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like;
icing. - a dull or lusterless finish, as on metal or glass.
- Clothinga process of highlighting the hair by bleaching selected strands.
- a material used for decorative work, as signs, displays, etc., made from coarse flakes of powdered glass.
- Idioms the frosting on the cake, something added to make a thing better or more desirable. Also, icing on the cake.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: frosting /ˈfrɒstɪŋ/ n - a soft icing based on sugar and egg whites
- Also called: icing a sugar preparation, variously flavoured and coloured, for coating and decorating cakes, biscuits, etc
- a rough or matt finish on glass, silver, etc
frost /frɔst, frɑst/USA pronunciation n. - Meteorologya degree or state of coldness that is enough to cause the freezing of water: [uncountable]expecting frost tonight over most of the region.[countable]A slight frost will kill this plant.
- Meteorology[uncountable] a covering of tiny ice crystals, formed from the atmosphere at night upon the ground when cooled below the dew point.
v. - to (cause to) become covered with frost: [ no obj;
~ + up/over]:The high school track frosted over last night.[~ (+ up/over) + object]The cold weather frosted up the track last night. - [~ + object] to give a frostlike surface to (glass, metal, etc.).
- Food to cover or decorate with frosting:[~ + object]to frost a cake.
- Clothing[~ + object] to bleach some strands of (a person's hair).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024frost (frôst, frost),USA pronunciation n. - Meteorologya degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- MeteorologyAlso called hoarfrost. a covering of minute ice needles, formed from the atmosphere at night upon the ground and exposed objects when they have cooled by radiation below the dew point, and when the dew point is below the freezing point.
- the act or process of freezing.
- coldness of manner or temperament:We noticed a definite frost in his greeting.
- Informal Termsa coolness between persons.
- Informal Termssomething that meets with lack of enthusiasm, as a theatrical performance or party;
failure;
flop. - Fooda milk shake, frappe, or similar drink:a chocolate frost.
- Meteorology, Informal Termsdegree of frost, [Brit.]the degree of temperature Fahrenheit below the freezing point:10 degrees of frost is equivalent to 22°F.
v.t. - to cover with frost.
- to give a frostlike surface to (glass, metal, etc.).
- Foodto ice (a cake, cookies, etc.).
- Clothingto bleach selected strands of (a person's hair) in order to create highlights.
- to kill or injure by frost:a freezing rain that badly frosted the tomato plants.
- to make angry:I was frosted by his critical comment.
v.i. - to become covered with frost or freeze (often fol. by up or over):The windshield has frosted over.
- (of varnish, paint, etc.) to dry with a film resembling frost.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English frost, forst; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse frost; akin to freeze
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged aloofness, coolness, distance, remoteness.
Frost (frôst, frost),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Robert (Lee), 1874–1963, U.S. poet.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: frost /frɒst/ n - a white deposit of ice particles, esp one formed on objects out of doors at night
- an atmospheric temperature of below freezing point, characterized by the production of this deposit
- degrees below freezing point: eight degrees of frost indicates a temperature of either –8°C or 24°F
- informal something given a cold reception; failure
- informal coolness of manner
- the act of freezing
vb - to cover or be covered with frost
- (transitive) to give a frostlike appearance to (glass, etc), as by means of a fine-grained surface
- (transitive) chiefly US Canadian to decorate (cakes, etc) with icing or frosting
- (transitive) to kill or damage (crops, etc) with frost
Etymology: Old English frost; related to Old Norse, Old Saxon, Old High German frost; see freeze |