frost
[noun]
Synonyms: hoarfrost, freeze, rime

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English Thesaurus: ice, frost, black ice, icicle, hailstones, ...

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I. Frost, David
(1939–) a British television presenter, who appeared in the humorous political programme That Was The Week That Was in the 1960s, and is now known especially for his British and US television programmes in which he talks to politicians and asks them questions. In 2006 he began working for Al-Jazeera TV as a reporter. His official title is Sir David Frost.

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II. Frost, Ro‧bert /ˈrɒbət $ ˈrɑːbərt/
(1874–1963) an American writer who is considered by many people to be the greatest American poet of the 20th century. He is known for his poems about life in the country, especially in New England. He won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times.

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I. frost¹ /frɒst $ frɒːst/ noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: related to freeze]

1. [uncountable and countable] very cold weather, when water freezes
late/early/first frost
Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost.
hard/heavy/sharp/severe frost (=extremely cold weather)
three continuous nights of hard frost
the risk of frost damage to crops

2. [uncountable] ice that looks white and powdery and covers things that are outside when the temperature is very cold:
The grass and trees were white with frost.

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II. frost² verb [transitive]
especially American English to cover a cake with a mixture of powdery sugar and liquid Synonym : ice British English
frost over/up phrasal verb
to become covered in frost:
Overnight all the windowpanes had frosted over.

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frost
noun
I. weather condition
ADJ. bitter, great, hard, heavy, severe, sharp | light | early, first, late The young plants all died in the late frost.
autumn, spring, winter | ground a heavy ground frost
night
QUANT. touch There was just a touch of frost in the air.
degree There were ten degrees of frost last night.
FROST + VERB set in The winter frosts have set in up north.
nip at sth The sharp frost nipped at our noses.

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frost
II. very thin layer of little pieces of ice
ADJ. white
VERB + FROST be covered in/with The windows were covered in frost.
VERB + FROST melt The car was wet with melting frost.

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frost

a severe frost (=when the temperature falls several degrees below freezing point)
Many plants were damaged by the severe frost.
a hard/heavy frost (=a severe frost)
We’ve had three continuous nights of hard frost.
a sharp frost (=a sudden severe frost)
There had been a sharp frost overnight.
ground frost (=frost that forms only on the ground)
Scotland should have a dry night, with a touch of ground frost in northern glens.
an early frost (=one that happens before winter)
I hoped the early frost wasn’t a sign of a bad winter to come.
a late frost (=one that happens in late spring)
There’s always the danger of a late frost killing the buds.
the frost melts
The frost was gradually melting.
be covered in frost
The lawn was covered in frost.
protect something against frost
The plants need to be protected against frost.
frost damage (=damage to plants, caused by frost)
Some crop regions may have suffered frost damage.

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ice water that has frozen into a solid state:
ice cubes in her Coke
the ice on the lake
frost a thin coating of white powder-like ice that forms on the ground and plants, or the weather conditions in which this powder appears:
There was frost on the ground.
Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost.
black ice an area of ice that is very difficult to see on a road:
Driving conditions are dangerous, with black ice in many areas.
icicle a long thin pointed piece of ice that hangs from a roof or other surface:
There were icicles hanging down from the side of the house.
hailstones frozen balls of ice which fall like rain from the sky:
Hailstones as big as marbles flattened the crops.
glacier a large mass of ice which moves slowly down a mountain valley:
The high mountain glaciers of South America and Asia are melting at an alarming rate.
the Kangshung glacier
iceberg a very large mass of ice floating in the sea, most of which is under the surface of the water:
The ship sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic.
ice cap an area of thick ice that permanently covers the North and South Poles:
We all know that the polar ice caps are melting because of global warming.

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snow noun [uncountable] soft white frozen water that falls from the sky:
The ground was covered with deep snow.
Snow began to fall.
snowflakes noun [plural] pieces of snow falling from the sky:
The first snowflakes fluttered down between the trees.
sleet noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain:
The snow turned to sleet and then rain.
slush noun [uncountable] snow on the road that has partly melted and is very wet:
I made my way through the dirty slush.
blizzard noun [countable] a storm with a lot of snow and a strong wind:
We got caught in a blizzard on our way to school.
frost noun [uncountable] white powder that covers the ground when it is cold:
Frost can kill delicate plants.
hail/hailstones noun [U, plural] drops of rain that fall as ice:
Hail bounced on the tiled roof.
He heard a strange sound, like hailstones striking glass.
a white Christmas a Christmas when there is snow:
Do you think there will be a white Christmas this year?

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