frost

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   The act of freezing; -- applied chiefly to the congelation of water; congelation of fluids.

2. 2intransitive verb

   The state or temperature of the air which occasions congelation, or the freezing of water; severe cold or freezing weather.

3. 3intransitive verb

   Frozen dew; -- called also hoarfrost or white frost.

4. 4intransitive verb

   Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.

5. 5transitive verb

   To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants.

6. 6transitive verb

   To cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass.

7. 7transitive verb

   To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather.

8. 8noun

   United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)

9. 9noun

   weather cold enough to cause freezing

   Synonyms

   freeze
10. 10noun

    the formation of frost or ice on a surface

    Synonyms

    icing
11. 11noun

    ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

    Synonyms

    hoarhoarfrostrime
12. 12verb

    damage by frost

    "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"

13. 13verb

    cover with frost

    "ice crystals frosted the glass"

14. 14verb

    provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance

    "frost the glass"

    "she frosts her hair"

15. 15verb

    decorate with frosting

    "frost a cake"

    Synonyms

    ice