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frost Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 the thin, white layer of ice that forms when the air temperature is below the freezing point of water, especially outside at night:
- When I woke up this morning, the ground was covered with frost.
- There was a frost last night.
- There were a lot of hard/heavy (= severe) frosts that winter.
1 to become covered in frost:
- Our bedroom window frosted up.
- Our lawn is frosted over.
2 to cover a cake with icing :
- Leave the cake to cool before frosting it.
3 to make narrow strips of a person's hair a more pale colour than the surrounding hair
4 to intentionally make glass less smooth to stop it being transparent
5 water in the air that freezes when it touches a cold surface and forms a white, powdery layer:
- There was frost on the grass in the early morning.
- An early frost killed some of my tomatoes.
6 to cover a cake with a thin layer of sugar mixed with a liquid
7 to cover or become covered with a white, powdery layer of ice :
- [ I ] The windshield frosted up overnight.

Look, the frost has made a beautiful pattern on the window.
There was a heavy frost last night and the ground is still hard.
These plants are particularly susceptible to frost.
In a normal winter, the frost penetrates deeply enough to kill off insect eggs in the soil.
Gardeners need to be prepared for several severe frosts in the next month or two.
However, no attempt was made to constrain vertical frost heave or simulate overburden pressures because the intention was to simulate near-surface environments.
Moreover, as frosts may have a negative impact on seed viability, we suggest that artificial sowing should take place in spring.
In the upper hills where risk of frost is high, natural pastures dominate the landscape.