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frostbit

frost·bite
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [frawst-bahyt, frost-]
    • /ˈfrɔstˌbaɪt, ˈfrɒst-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [frawst-bahyt, frost-]
    • /ˈfrɔstˌbaɪt, ˈfrɒst-/

Definitions of frostbit word

  • noun frostbit injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene. 1
  • verb with object frostbit to injure by frost or extreme cold. 1
  • noun frostbit Simple past form of frostbite. 1
  • verb frostbit simple past tense of frostbite. 0

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Origin of frostbit

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; frost + bite

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Frostbit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

frostbit popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

frostbit usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for frostbit

noun frostbit

  • chilled — (of a person) feeling cold
  • snowed — Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air. Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
  • drafted — Simple past tense and past participle of draft.
  • froze — simple past tense of freeze.
  • frosted — covered with or having frost.

Antonyms for frostbit

noun frostbit

  • heated — made hot or hotter; warmed.

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