Meaning of Frost | Babel Free
fɹɒstDefinitions
- A surname.
- 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.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
- The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
- Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.
- A township in Clare County, Michigan.
- The act of freezing; the congelation of water or other liquid.
- A minor city in Faribault County, Minnesota.
- A shade of white, like that of frost.
- An unincorporated community in Athens County, Ohio.
- A disappointment; a cheat.
- A minor city in Navarro County, Texas.
- A kind of light diffuser.
- An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
Equivalents
Беларуская
мароз
Español
carama
cencellada
cenceñada
escarcha
escarchar
glasear
granizar
helada
helar
herrar
pruina
recencellada
Suomi
ärsyttää
halla
härmä
harmittaa
huurre
huurruttaa
huurtaa
huurtua
karpata
kuorruttaa
kuura
kuuraantua
pakkanen
raidoittaa
suututtaa
日本語
霜
ქართული
ყინვა
Latviešu
sāls
Македонски
мраз
Bahasa Melayu
ibun
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ککر
සිංහල
තුෂාරය
Slovenčina
mráz
Slovenščina
mraz
తెలుగు
హిమము
ไทย
น้ำค้างแข็ง
Türkmençe
aýaz
Tagalog
andap
Oʻzbekcha
sovuq
Examples
“Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.”
“It is more probable, in almost every country of Europe, that there will be frost sometime in January, than that the weather will continue open throughout that whole month;”
“It was one of those moments of intense feeling when the frost of the Scottish people melts like a snow-wreath.”
“Frosts and diffusion are flame retardant and produce similar results except that some of the frosts are very subtle in their effects. For example: Hamburg Frost will soften the beam edge with little additional spread of the beam.”
“A video filmed and shared on the social media site Bluesky by Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost, also a Democrat, shows Hairfield outside the building and several officers from the federal Department of Homeland Security behind the doors, labeled “All Access Entrance.””
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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