Frost (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
  2. 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.
  3. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, formed on the walls or contents of a freezer by the condensation of water vapor; rime.
  4. the act or process of freezing.
  5. coldness of manner or temperament: We noticed a definite frost in his greeting.
  6. a coolness between persons.
  7. something that meets with lack of enthusiasm, as a theatrical performance or party; failure; flop.
  8. a milkshake, frappe, or similar drink: a chocolate frost.
verb (used with object)
  1. to cover with frost.
  2. to give a frostlike surface to (glass, metal, etc.).
  3. to ice (a cake, cookies, etc.).
  4. to bleach selected strands of (a person's hair) in order to create highlights.
  5. to kill or injure by frost: a freezing rain that badly frosted the tomato plants.
  6. to make angry: I was frosted by his critical comment.
verb (used without object)
  1. to become covered with frost (often followed by up or over): The windshield has frosted over.
  2. (of varnish, paint, etc.) to dry with a film resembling frost.
Idioms
  1. the degree of temperature Fahrenheit below the freezing point: 10 degrees of frost is equivalent to 22°F.
noun
  1. U.S. poet.
noun
  1. a white deposit of ice particles, esp one formed on objects out of doors at night
  2. an atmospheric temperature of below freezing point, characterized by the production of this deposit
  3. degrees below freezing point: eight degrees of frost indicates a temperature of either –8°C or 24°F
  4. something given a cold reception; failure
  5. coolness of manner
  6. the act of freezing
verb
  1. to cover or be covered with frost
  2. to give a frostlike appearance to (glass, etc), as by means of a fine-grained surface
  3. to decorate (cakes, etc) with icing or frosting
  4. to kill or damage (crops, etc) with frost
noun
  1. Sir David (Paradine). born 1939, British television presenter and executive, noted esp for political interviews
  2. Robert (Lee). 1874–1963, US poet, noted for his lyrical verse on country life in New England. His books include A Boy's Will (1913), North of Boston (1914), and New Hampshire (1923)
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