frost

noun
UK: /frɒst/
US: /frɔːst/

  1. A white layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing.

    1. There was frost on the car this morning.
    2. The heavy frost killed the last of the flowers in the garden, covering them in ice.

Synonyms

freeze hoarfrost ice icing
frost verb

  1. To cover something with frost.

    1. The windows were frosted over.
    2. The cold night frosted the fields, turning them white.

  2. To decorate a cake with icing.

    1. I will frost the cake later today.
    2. She carefully frosted the cupcakes with a swirl of pink icing.
frost adjective

  1. Covered with frost.

    1. The grass was frost covered.
    2. We drove through a frost-covered landscape, sparkling under the winter sun.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "frost" is /frɒst/ in British English and /frɔːst/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "frost": freeze, hoarfrost, ice, icing.

Example usage of "frost": "There was frost on the car this morning.". More examples on the page.