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frost
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- pronunciation:
- frawst
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Frost is very tiny bits of ice that sometimes form on things outside when it's a little cold. Frost makes a thin white covering on grass and other plants outside. Sometimes frost on your windows makes it hard to see outside.
Frost covered the grass this morning, but it melted as the day got warmer.
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| definition 2: |
When there is a frost, it means that the air temperature falls below freezing.
The weather forecast predicted a frost tonight, so my mom brought some of her plants inside the house. She didn't want them to freeze. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
frosts, frosting, frosted |
| definition 1: |
When you frost a cake, you put frosting on the cake. Frosting is a sweet mixture often made with butter, sugar, and milk.
Mindy frosted the cupcakes with purple and blue flowers. |
| definition 2: |
When something is frosted, it has a covering of frost.
When we walked to the car, we could see that all the windows were frosted with snow. |
| derivations: |
frostless (adj.), frostlike (adj.) |
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