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frost

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frost  (frôst, frst)
n.
1. A deposit of minute ice crystals formed when water vapor condenses at a temperature below freezing.
2. A temperature low enough to cause freezing.
3. The process of freezing.
4. A cold or icy manner.
v. frost·ed, frost·ing, frosts
v.tr.
1. To cover with frost.
2. To damage or kill by frost.
3. To cover (glass, for example) with a roughened or speckled decorative surface.
4. To cover or decorate with icing: frost a cake.
5. Slang To anger or upset: What really frosted me about the incident was the fact that you lied.
v.intr.
To become covered with or as if with frost.

[Middle English, from Old English; see preus- in Indo-European roots.]

frost
Noun
1. a white deposit of ice particles
2. an atmospheric temperature of below freezing point, producing this deposit
Verb
1. to cover with frost
2. to kill or damage (plants) with frost [Old English]

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.

Frost of dowagers—Lipton, 1970.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.frostfrost - ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
ice, water ice - water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"
2.frost - weather cold enough to cause freezing
cold weather - a period of unusually cold weather
3.frostfrost - the formation of frost or ice on a surface
freeze, freezing - the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
4.frostFrost - United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)
Verb1.frost - decorate with frosting; "frost a cake"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
2.frost - provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair"
cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
3.frost - cover with frost; "ice crystals frosted the glass"
cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
4.frost - damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"
damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

frost
noun hoarfrost, freeze, freeze-up, Jack Frost, rime
Translations

frost [frɔst] n (gen) → helada;
(also: hoarfrost) → escarcha
vt (US) (CULIN) → escarchar
frost [frɔst] ngel m, gelée f;
(also: hoarfrost) → givre m
frost [frɔst] nFrost m;
(also: hoarfrost) → Raureif m
frost [frɔst] ngelo;
(also: hoarfrost) → brina

frost
n frost [frost]
1 frozen dew, vapour etc The ground was covered with frost this morning.rypجَليدсланаjinovatkafrostder Frostπαγωνιάescarchahärmatis, hallشبنم یخ زدهhuurregivreקָרָהपालाmraz, injefagyembun bekufrostbrina서리šerkšnas, šalnasalna; sarmaembun bekurijprim(frost)szrongeadaîngheţинейinovaťivjemrazrimfrostน้ำค้างแข็งkırağıінійجلیدsự đông giá
2 the coldness of weather needed to form ice There'll be (a) frost tomorrow.rypصَقيعмразmrázfrost; frostvejrder Frostπαγετόςheladahallهوای زیر صفر درجهhallagel(ée)כְּפוֹרजमी ओसhladnoćafagyhawa dinginfrostgelo, gelata厳寒(서리가 맺히는) 추위šaltissalsdingin bekuvorstkuldegrader, frostmrózgeadagerморозmrázzmrzal, slanamrazfrostความเย็นของอากาศที่ต้องใช้เพื่อทำน้ำแข็งdon嚴寒паморозьوہ درجئہ حرارت جب پالا جمتا ہےsương giá
v
(often with over or up)
1 to become covered with frost The windscreen of my car frosted up last night.toe gerypيَتَغَطّى بالجليدзамръзвамnamrznout, pokrýt (se) jinovatkoufryse tilüberfrierenπαγετόςhelar(se), cubrir(se) de escarchahärma minemaاز برفک پوشیده شدنhuurtuagel(ée)לְהִתכַּסוֹת בְּקָרָהपाले से ढक जाना, केक को चीनी के बुरादे से सजानाprekriti mrazom, smrznuti sezúzmarával von be; befagypenuh embun bekuhéla, hrímabrinare, gelare霜でおおわれる서리가 끼다; 서리로 덮다šaltisapsarmot; (par salnu) nokostpenuh embun bekubevriezendekke med rim(frost)pokrywać się szronemgelargerпокрываться инеемpokryť (sa) inovaťouzamrznitizamrznutibli täckt med rimfrost, bli igenfrostadปกคลุมด้วยน้ำค้างแข็งkırağı tutmak結霜підморожуватиپالے سے ڈھانپ دیناphủ sương giá
2 (American) to cover a cake with frosting. versierيُغَطّي الحَلوى بالسُّكَّرпокривам с глазураzalít ledovou polevouglaseremit Zuckergusκαλύπτω κέικ με γλάσσο ζαχαροπλαστικήςescarcharglasuuriga katmaبا لایه ای از شکر یا خامه پوشاندنglacerצִיפּוּי לְעוּגָהकेक पर चीनी डालनाpokriti glazurom (kolač)cukoröntettel bevon (süteményt)melapisi kue dengan lapisan gulaglassare(ケーキ)に砂糖ごろもをかけるaptepti glajumipārklāt ar glazūrumelapisi kek dengan gula isingglacerendekke en kake med glasur/kremlukrowaćпокрывать глазурьюzaliať (ľadovou) polevouprekriti z glazuroglaziratiglaseraการโรยน้ำตาลไอซิ่งบนขนมเค้กที่ทำมาจากน้ำเชื่อมและไข่ขาวşekerlemek撒糖霜глазуруватиکیک وغیرہ کو ماوے سے سجاناrắc đường lên
n frosting
(American) icing. versierselتَجَمُّد، صَقيعглазураpolevaglasureinfrierenγλασάρισμαescarchaglasuurبرفکglaçageצִיפּוּי לְעוּגָהतुषारणglazura na kolačucukormázlapisan gulaglassa(菓子の)砂糖ごろもglajus, liukras(cukura) glazūragula aisingglaceerselglasur, kremlukierглазурьpolevaglazura za torteglazuraglasyrน้ำตาลหรือครีมโรยหน้าขนมşekerleme結冰глазуровкаکیک وغیرہ پر پالا نما ماوا چڑھاناkem trứng
adj ˈfrosty
1 covered with frost the frosty countryside.gerypteمُغَطّى بِالصَّقيعзаскреженojíněnýrimdækket; isdækketmit Reif bedecktπαγωμένοςescarchado, cubierto de escarchahärmasپوشیده از شبنم یخ زدهhuurteinencouvert de givreמְכוּסֵה כְּפוֹרबहुत ठण्डाpokriven mrazomfagyosditutupi embun bekuhélaður, hrímaðurbrinato, gelato霜でおおわれた서리 맺힌apšerkšnijęsapsarmojisdisaluti embun bekuberijptrimdekket, frost-oszronionygeladoacoperit de gheaţăзаиндевелыйpokrytý inovaťouprekrit z ivjemprekriven mrazomrimfrostkläddซึ่งปกคลุมไปด้วยน้ำค้างแข็งkırağılı, kırağı kaplı有霜的морознийجلید سے ڈھانپا ہواphủ sương tuyết
2 of behaviour, very unfriendly a frosty manner.kilبارِد، جافнедружелюбенledovýkøligfrostigψυχρός, μη φιλικόςglacialjäineسرد و بی عاطفهjäinenglacialצוֹנֵןरूखाhladan, suzdržanhűvöstidak ramahkuldalegurfreddo, gelido冷淡な쌀쌀한šaltas, nedraugiškasvēss; dzedrstidak ramahijzigiskaldlodowatygeladogla­cialхолодныйľadový, mrazivýzelo hladenhladanfrostig, kyligซึ่งเย็นชาsoğuk, cana yakın olmayan冷若冰霜的холодний; крижанийغیر دوستانہlạnh nhạt; lãnh đạm
adv ˈfrostily
kilبِبُرود، بِجَـفـافстуденоmrazivěiskoldt; køligtfrostigψυχράfríamentejäiseltبا بی اعتنایی و سردیjäisestiglacialementבִקרִירוּתरुखेपन सेhladno, suzdržanofagyosansecara bekukuldalegafreddamente冷淡に쌀쌀맞게šaltaivēsi; dzedridengan tidak ramahijzigiskaldtlodowatofriamentecu răcealăхолодноmrazivozelo hladnohladnofrostig, kyligtอย่างเย็นชาsoğuk bir şekilde冷若冰霜地холодноٹھنڈے پن سےlạnh nhạt;lãnh đạm
n frostbite
injury caused to the body by very great cold He was suffering from frostbite in his feet.vriesbytتَقَرُّح القَدَمَين بِسَبَب البَردизмръзванеomrzlinaforfrysningdie Erfrierungκρυοπάγημαcongelaciónkülmakahjustusسرمازدگیpaleltumagelureכְּווִייַת קוֹרअधिक ठंड से सुन्न होनाozeblinefagyás (testen)sengatan hawa dinginkalcongelamento凍傷동상nušalimasapsaldējumskecederaan anggota badan disebabkan sejuk yang amat sangatbevriezingforfrysning, frostskadeodmrożenieúlceras de friodegerăturăобморожениеomrzlinaozeblinepromrzlinaförfrysningเนื้อเยื่อถูกทำลายเพราะความเย็นจัดsoğuk çalması/vurması凍傷обморожене місцеپالے کی مارtê cóng冻伤
adj ˈfrostbitten
vriesgebytteمُتَقَرِّح القَدَمَين بِسَبَب البَردизмръзналomrzlýhave fået forfrysningererfrorenπου έχει υποστεί κρυοπαγήματαcongeladokülmavõetudیخ زدهpaleltunutgeléסוֹבֵל מִכּווִיוֹת קוֹרतुषार उपहतpromrzaomegfagyott (testrész)kena sengatan hawa dinginkalinncongelato凍傷にかかった동상에 걸린nušalęsapsaldējies; apsaldēts; salnas nokostskecederaan anggota badan disebabkan sejuk yang amat sangatbevrorenfrostskaddodmrożonyulcerado pelo frio?degeratобмороженныйomrznutýozebelpromrzaofrostskadad, förfrusenที่ถูกทำลายเพราะความเย็นจัดdonmuş凍傷的обмороженийپالے کی زد میں آناchết cóng

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Further on, from the bright red windows of the Sword-Fish Inn, there came such fervent rays, that it seemed to have melted the packed snow and ice from before the house, for everywhere else the congealed frost lay ten inches thick in a hard, asphaltic pavement, --rather weary for me, when I struck my foot against the flinty projections, because from hard, remorseless service the soles of my boots were in a most miserable plight.
There was a hint in it of laughter, but of a laughter more terrible than any sadness--a laughter that was mirthless as the smile of the sphinx, a laughter cold as the frost and partaking of the grimness of infallibility.
He took all manner of risks, resolutely thrusting his little weazened face into the frost and struggling on from dim dawn to dark.
 
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