frost
frost
frɔst
frawst
/fɹˈɒst/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "frost"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϤ⧁āώāĻžāϰ

a weather condition during which the temperature drops below the freezing point and thin layers of ice are formed on the surfaces
frost definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Frost warnings were issued for the area as temperatures dropped.
āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤ⧁āώāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāϤ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻž āϜāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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ice crystals that form a white coating, especially on outdoor surfaces

frost definition and meaning
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a cold, unfriendly, or distant manner exhibited by a person

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The manager 's frost made the employees hesitant to ask questions.
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āϤ⧁āώāĻžāϰ⧇ āφāĻŦ⧃āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāϰāĻĢ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to cover something with a thin layer of ice crystals
Transitive: to frost the surface of something
to frost definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Be careful not to leave the car parked outside overnight, as it might frost the windshield.
āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϤāĻžāϰāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ āύāĻŋāύ, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϟāĻŋ āωāχāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻļā§€āĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§‡ āϤ⧁āώāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāχāϏāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϕ⧇āĻ• āφāχāϏāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to spread or coat a cake or baked goods with a layer of sweet, often creamy, topping
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Transitive: to frost a cake or baked goods
to frost definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pastry chef frosted the cupcakes with swirls of buttercream frosting, creating an elegant finish.
āĻĒ⧇āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻŽāĻžāĻ–āύ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāϕ⧇āĻ•āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϕ⧋āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϤ⧁āώāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻšāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause damage to something as a result of exposure to freezing temperatures
Transitive: to frost a plant or crop
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The farmer woke up to find that the early cold had frosted the leaves of his crops, causing significant damage.
āϚāĻžāώāĻŋ āĻœā§‡āϗ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϞ āϝ⧇ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽ āĻļā§€āϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϏāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āϤ⧁āώāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϤ⧁āώāĻžāϰ āφāρāĻ•āĻž, āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to create a fine-grained, speckled surface on a material
Transitive: to frost a surface
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They frosted the metal surface of the lampshade to reduce glare and create a softer light.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻšā§‹āϖ⧇āϰ āĻāϞāĻ•āĻžāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāϰāĻŽ āφāϞ⧋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻļ⧇āĻĄā§‡āϰ āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āϕ⧇ āĻĢā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

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