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frozen

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fro·zen  (frzn)
v.
Past participle of freeze.
adj.
1. Made into, covered with, or surrounded by ice.
2. Very cold: the frozen North.
3. Preserved by freezing: frozen meat.
4.
a. Rendered immobile: frozen in their tracks with fear.
b. Immobile, as from pain or inflammation. Used of a joint: a frozen shoulder.
5. Expressive of cold unfriendliness or disdain: a frozen look on their faces.
6.
a. Kept at a fixed level: frozen rents.
b. Impossible to withdraw, sell, or liquidate: frozen assets.

frozen
Verb
the past participle of freeze
Adjective
1. turned into or covered with ice
2. killed or stiffened by extreme cold
3. (of food) preserved by a freezing process
4.
a. (of prices or wages) officially fixed at a certain level
b. (of business assets) not convertible into cash
5. motionless: she was frozen in horror
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.frozen - turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook"
cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
unmelted - not melted; "streets unpassable because of piles of unmelted snow"
unfrozen - not frozen; "unfrozen ground"
2.frozen - absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment"
nonmoving, unmoving - not in motion
3.frozen - devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
cold - extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"
4.frozen - not thawed
unmelted - not melted; "streets unpassable because of piles of unmelted snow"
5.frozen - (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods"
preserved - prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
6.frozen - not convertible to cash; "frozen assets"
nondisposable - (of assets) unavailable for use
7.frozen - incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes"
unchangeable - not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life"

frozen
adjective 1. icy, hard, solid, frosted, arctic, ice-covered, icebound
adjective 3. ice-cold, freezing, numb, very cold, frigid, frozen stiff, chilled to the marrow
adjective 4. motionless, rooted, petrified, stock-still, turned to stone, stopped dead in your tracks
adjective 5. fixed, held, stopped, limited, suspended, pegged (of a price)
Translations
Spanish frozen [ˈfrəuzn] pp of freeze
adj [food] → congelado;
(COMM): frozen assets → activos mpl congelados or bloqueados

French frozen [ˈfrəuzn] pp of freeze
adj [food] → congelé(e) (= very cold) [person] (Comm) [assets] → gelé(e)

German frozen [ˈfrəuzn] pp of freeze
adjtiefgekühlt;
(food) → Tiefkühl-;
(Comm) → eingefroren

Italian frozen [ˈfrəuzn] pp of freeze
adj [food] → congelato/a;
(COMM) [assets] → bloccato/a

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At times they came onto bare fields and the sledge-runners rattled over frozen lumps of earth.
Dark spruce forest frowned on either side the frozen waterway.
But there remain a few undaunted sun-hunters who, in spite of frozen stays and ice-jammed connecting-rods, still haunt the blue empyrean.
 
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