frost

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /frɒst/
• (US) IPA: /frɔːst/ or /frɑːst/

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Noun

Singular frost

Plural frosts

1. Frost is a cover of thin ice on things. Some of these are tree branches, plants, leaves, wires, poles, cars, rooftops, or windows. Frost is like dew, only frozen. Frost can be light or heavy.

   The car windows were heavy with frost.

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  Frost on a leaf and grass.

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  A car window with frost

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  A cake with white frosting.

Related words or phrases

• Jack Frost
• frostbite
• frostbound
• frosting
• frosty
• hoar frost
• permafrost

Verb

Plain form frost

Third-person singular frosts

Past tense frosted

Past participle frosted

Present participle frosting

1. To get covered with frost.

   The refrigerator frosted the glasses.

2. To cover a cake with icing/frosting to looking like frost.

   Lilly frosted the birthday cake.

3. To anger or annoy.

   I think the boss's decision frosted him a bit.