frost

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Synonyms: front, frowst, frist, frot, prost, frosh, rost, frosk, trost, frst, drost

Antonyms: front, frowst, frist, frot, prost, frosh, rost, frosk, trost, frst, drost

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Noun

1. A [[cover]] of [[minute]] [[ice]] [[crystal]]s 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]].
2. The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
3. {{lb|en|figurative}} Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The act of [[freeze|freezing]]; the [[congelation]] of [[water]] or other liquid.
5. A shade of white, like that of frost.
6. {{lb|en|slang|dated}} A [[disappointment]]; a [[cheat]].
7. {{lb|en|television}} A kind of [[light]] [[diffuser]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cover with frost.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become covered with frost.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with [[icing]] to resemble frost.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|informal}} To [[anger]] or [[annoy]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) to prevent it from slipping on ice.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[bleach]] individual strands of [[hair]] while leaving adjacent strands untouched.

Proper noun

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