frost

Plural: frosts

Noun

• ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
• weather cold enough to cause freezing
• the formation of frost or ice on a surface
• United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)
• A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
• The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
• Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.
• The act of freezing; the congelation of water or other liquid.
• A shade of white, like that of frost.
• A disappointment; a cheat.
• A kind of light diffuser.

Verb

Verb Forms: frosted, frosting, frosts

• To cover with a thin layer of ice crystals or a sugary glaze.
• decorate with frosting
  • "frost a cake"
• provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance
  • "frost the glass"
  • "she frosts her hair"
• cover with frost
  • "ice crystals frosted the glass"
• damage by frost
  • "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"
• To cover with frost.
• To become covered with frost.
• To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost.
• To anger or annoy.
• To sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) to prevent it from slipping on ice.
• To bleach individual strands of hair while leaving adjacent strands untouched.

Examples

• He managed to frost the board with high-scoring words, leaving no openings for his opponent.
• I think the boss's decision frosted him a bit.

Synonyms

freeze, hoar, hoarfrost, ice, icing, rime, Robert Frost, Robert Lee Frost

Anagrams of frost