frost has definitions from the fields of verse,writing,meteorology,chemistry,physics
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[ verb ] decorate with frosting

Synonyms

ice

Examples

"frost a cake"

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

She frosted the cake with the always reliable `` Bill_Bailey '' .

Related terms

cover cooking frosting

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[ noun ] (meteorology) weather cold enough to cause freezing

Synonyms

freeze

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

I like hay for this and apply it so_that only the tops of the plants show right after a good frost .

Related terms

cold_weather

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[ noun ] (chemistry,meteorology) ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

Synonyms

hoarfrost rime hoar

Used in print

(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)

The curb was a line of stone laid edgewise in the dirt and tilted this way and that by frost in the ground or the roots of trees .

Related terms

ice

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 728
5
[ verb ] cover with frost

Examples

"ice crystals frosted the glass"

Related terms

cover

6
[ verb ] damage by frost

Examples

"The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and athey turned brown"

Related terms

damage freeze

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[ verb ] provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance

Examples

"frost the glass" "she frosts her hair"

Related terms

cover

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[ noun ] (chemistry,physics) the formation of frost or ice on a surface

Synonyms

icing

Related terms

freeze

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[ noun ] (verse,writing) American poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)

Related terms

poet

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