āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
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āϤā§āώāĻžāϰ
a weather condition during which the temperature drops below the freezing point and thin layers of ice are formed on the surfaces
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Frost warnings were issued for the area as temperatures dropped.
āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϤā§āώāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāϤ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
ice crystals that form a white coating, especially on outdoor surfaces
03
a cold, unfriendly, or distant manner exhibited by a person
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The manager 's frost made the employees hesitant to ask questions.
to frost
01
āϤā§āώāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāϰāĻĢā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āϏā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž
to cover something with a thin layer of ice crystals
Transitive: to frost the surface of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Be careful not to leave the car parked outside overnight, as it might frost the windshield.
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϤāĻžāϰāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻ āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϝāϤā§āύ āύāĻŋāύ, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāύā§āĻĄāĻļā§āϞā§āĻĄā§ āϤā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§
to spread or coat a cake or baked goods with a layer of sweet, often creamy, topping
Dialect
American
Transitive: to frost a cake or baked goods
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pastry chef frosted the cupcakes with swirls of buttercream frosting, creating an elegant finish.
āĻĒā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻĢ āĻŽāĻžāĻāύ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āϤā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻšāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
to cause damage to something as a result of exposure to freezing temperatures
Transitive: to frost a plant or crop
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The farmer woke up to find that the early cold had frosted the leaves of his crops, causing significant damage.
āĻāĻžāώāĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻļā§āϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϏāϞā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāĻā§āϞā§āĻā§ āϤā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āϤā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻž, āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to create a fine-grained, speckled surface on a material
Transitive: to frost a surface
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They frosted the metal surface of the lampshade to reduce glare and create a softer light.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻāϞ⧠āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻļā§āĻĄā§āϰ āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϰāϏā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
frosty
frost
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