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frost
1[ frawst, frost ]
noun
- a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- Also called hoarfrost. 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.
- 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.
- the act or process of freezing.
- coldness of manner or temperament:
We noticed a definite frost in his greeting.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Informal. a coolness between persons.
- a milkshake, frappe, or similar drink:
a chocolate frost.
verb (used with object)
- to cover with frost.
- to give a frostlike surface to (glass, metal, etc.).
- to ice (a cake, cookies, etc.).
- to bleach selected strands of (a person's hair) in order to create highlights.
- to kill or injure by frost:
a freezing rain that badly frosted the tomato plants.
- to make angry:
I was frosted by his critical comment.
verb (used without object)
- to become covered with frost (often followed by up or over ):
The windshield has frosted over.
- (of varnish, paint, etc.) to dry with a film resembling frost.
Frost
2[ frawst, frost ]
noun
- Robert (Lee), 1874鈥1963, U.S. poet.
Frost
1/ 蹿谤蓲蝉迟 /
noun
- FrostSir David (Paradine)1939MBritishFILMS AND TV: television presenter Sir David ( Paradine ). born 1939, British television presenter and executive, noted esp for political interviews
- FrostRobert (Lee)18741963MUSWRITING: poet Robert ( Lee ). 1874鈥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)
frost
2/ 蹿谤蓲蝉迟 /
noun
- a white deposit of ice particles, esp one formed on objects out of doors at night See also hoarfrost
- an atmospheric temperature of below freezing point, characterized by the production of this deposit
- degrees below freezing point: eight degrees of frost indicates a temperature of either 鈥8掳C or 24掳F
- informal.something given a cold reception; failure
- informal.coolness of manner
- the act of freezing
verb
- to cover or be covered with frost
- tr to give a frostlike appearance to (glass, etc), as by means of a fine-grained surface
- tr to decorate (cakes, etc) with icing or frosting
- tr to kill or damage (crops, etc) with frost
frost
- 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
Derived Forms
- 藞蹿谤辞蝉迟藢濒颈办别, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蹿谤辞蝉迟顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
- 蹿谤辞蝉迟顎僱颈办别顎 adjective
- 耻苍路蹿谤辞蝉迟顎 verb (used with object)
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of frost1
Idioms and Phrases
- degree of frost, British. the degree of temperature Fahrenheit below the freezing point:
10 degrees of frost is equivalent to 22掳F.
Example Sentences
He said the risk of frost would pass in the south soon, allowing "frost-tender plants" such as dahlias and tomatoes to be planted outside.
Set on rack to cool, and prepare frosting.
Our ceremonies, meanwhile, were held in ornate buildings featuring marble and spires and headed up by men in robes, not a youth pastor with frosted tips and cargo shorts.
Not the delicate meringues or the aggressively frosted cupcakes of childhood birthday parties, but the muscular, memory-laced ones.
It鈥檚 a humble, nostalgic dessert鈥攕piced and sweet, cozy under a thick blanket of cream cheese frosting.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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