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单词 frost
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frost

[ frawst, frost ]
/ frɔst, frɒst /
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noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to become covered with frost or freeze (often followed by up or over): The windshield has frosted over.
(of varnish, paint, etc.) to dry with a film resembling frost.

Idioms for frost

    degree of frost, British. the degree of temperature Fahrenheit below the freezing point: 10 degrees of frost is equivalent to 22°F.

Origin of frost

before 900; Middle English, Old English frost, forst; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse frost; akin to freeze

SYNONYMS FOR frost

5 aloofness, coolness, distance, remoteness.
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OTHER WORDS FROM frost

frostless, adjectivefrostlike, adjectiveun·frost, verb (used with object)

Words nearby frost

frontward, frontwards, front-wheel drive, frore, frosh, frost, Frostbelt, frostbite, frostbite sailing, frostbitten, frost boil

Definition for frost (2 of 2)

Frost
[ frawst, frost ]
/ frɔst, frɒst /

noun

Robert (Lee), 1874–1963, U.S. poet.
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British Dictionary definitions for frost (1 of 2)

frost
/ (frɒst) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of frost

frostlike, adjective

Word Origin for frost

Old English frost; related to Old Norse, Old Saxon, Old High German frost; see freeze

British Dictionary definitions for frost (2 of 2)

Frost
/ (frɒst) /

noun

Sir David (Paradine). born 1939, British television presenter and executive, noted esp for political interviews
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)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for frost

frost
[ frôst ]

n.

A deposit of minute ice crystals formed when water vapor condenses at a temperature below freezing.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for frost

frost
[ frôst ]

A deposit of tiny, white ice crystals on a surface. Frost forms through sublimation, when water vapor in the air condenses at a temperature below freezing. It gets its white color from tiny air bubbles trapped in the ice crystals. See more at dew point.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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