cold frame

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohld freym]
- /koʊld freɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohld freym]
- /koʊld freɪm/

Definitions of cold frame words

countable noun cold frame A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather. 3
noun cold frame an unheated wooden frame with a glass top, used to protect young plants from the cold 3
noun cold frame an unheated, boxlike, glass-covered structure for protecting young plants outdoors 3
noun cold frame a bottomless, boxlike structure, usually covered with glass or transparent plastic, and the bed of earth that it covers, used to protect plants. 1
noun cold frame (agriculture, horticulture) A transparent-roofed enclosure, built low to the ground, used to protect plants from cold weather. 0

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Origin of cold frame

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Cold frame

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adverb

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cold frame popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for cold frame

noun cold frame

nursery — a room or place set apart for young children.
glasshouse — a glassworks.
greenhouse — a building, room, or area, usually chiefly of glass, in which the temperature is maintained within a desired range, used for cultivating tender plants or growing plants out of season.
bed — A BEd is a degree which usually takes four years to complete and which qualifies someone to teach in a school. BEd is an abbreviation for 'Bachelor of Education.' Compare PGCE.
field — Cyrus West, 1819–92, U.S. financier: projector of the first Atlantic cable.

All 14 Synonyms of cold frame