ALL meanings of frost
frost
F f - noun frost Cover (something) with or as if with small ice crystals; freeze. 1
- noun frost ice 1
- transitive verb frost cake: put frosting 1
- transitive verb frost etching on glass 1
- noun frost Robert (Lee) 1874–1963, U.S. poet. 1
- verb with object frost to cover with frost. 1
- verb with object frost to give a frostlike surface to (glass, metal, etc.). 1
- verb with object frost to ice (a cake, cookies, etc.). 1
- verb with object frost to bleach selected strands of (a person's hair) in order to create highlights. 1
- verb with object frost to kill or injure by frost: a freezing rain that badly frosted the tomato plants. 1
- verb with object frost to make angry: I was frosted by his critical comment. 1
- verb without object frost to become covered with frost or freeze (often followed by up or over): The windshield has frosted over. 1
- verb without object frost (of varnish, paint, etc.) to dry with a film resembling frost. 1
- idioms frost degree of frost, British. the degree of temperature Fahrenheit below the freezing point: 10 degrees of frost is equivalent to 22°F. 1
- noun frost 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. 0
- noun frost The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form. 0
- noun frost (figuratively) Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character. 0
- noun frost (Obsolete (No longer in use)) The act of freezing; the congelation of water or other liquid. 0
- verb frost To get covered with frost. 0
- verb frost To coat something (e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost. 0
- verb frost To anger or annoy. 0
- variable noun frost When there is frost or a frost, the temperature outside falls below freezing point and the ground becomes covered in ice crystals. 0
- noun frost a white deposit of ice particles, esp one formed on objects out of doors at night 0
- noun frost an atmospheric temperature of below freezing point, characterized by the production of this deposit 0
- noun frost degrees below freezing point: eight degrees of frost indicates a temperature of either –8°C or 24°F 0
- noun frost something given a cold reception; failure 0
- noun frost coolness of manner 0
- noun frost the act of freezing 0
- verb frost to cover or be covered with frost 0
- verb frost to give a frostlike appearance to (glass, etc), as by means of a fine-grained surface 0
- verb frost to decorate (cakes, etc) with icing or frosting 0
- verb frost to kill or damage (crops, etc) with frost 0
- noun frost Sir David (Paradine). 1939–2013, British television presenter and executive, noted esp for political interviews 0
- noun frost Robert (Lee). 1874–1963, US poet, noted for his lyrical verse on country life in New England. His books include A Boy's Will (1913), North of Boston (1914), and New Hampshire (1923) 0
- noun frost Robert (Lee)1874-1963; U.S. poet 0
- noun frost a freezing or state of being frozen 0
- noun frost a temperature low enough to cause freezing 0
- noun frost the icy crystals that form directly on a freezing surface as moist air contacts it; rime; hoarfrost 0
- noun frost coolness of action, feeling, manner, etc. 0
- noun frost a book, play, etc. that is poorly received by the public; failure 0
- verb transitive frost to cover with frost 0
- verb transitive frost to damage, wither, or kill by freezing 0
- verb transitive frost to cover with frosting, or icing 0
- verb transitive frost to give a frostlike, opaque surface to (glass or metal) 0
- verb transitive frost to apply lighter coloring to selected strands of (hair) using a chemical dye 0
- verb transitive frost to make angry, annoy, irritate, etc. 0