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Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
The
cold
weather
that
causes
these
ice
crystals
to form.
●
Coldness or
insensibility
;
severity
or
rigidity
of character.
●
The
act
of
freezing
; the
congelation
of water or other liquid.
●
A
shade
of
white
,
like that
of frost.
●
A
disappointment
; a cheat.
●
In Television:
A
kind of
light
diffuser.
Verb
●
To
cover
with frost.
●
To become
covered
with frost.
●
To
coat
(something, e.g. a
cake
) with
icing
to
resemble
frost.
●
To
anger
or annoy.
●
To
sharpen
(the
points
of a horse's
shoe
) to
prevent
it from
slipping
on ice.
●
To
bleach
individual
strands
of
hair
while
leaving
adjacent
strands
untouched.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
township
in Clare County, Michigan.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
minor
city
in Faribault County, Minnesota.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Athens County, Ohio.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
minor
city
in Navarro County, Texas.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
frost
English
frost
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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