deep freezes

Intense prolonged frost

Deep freezes is the plural of deep freeze, a freezer that maintains very low temperatures for long-term storage, colder than a standard refrigerator freezer.

Figuratively, a deep freeze is a state of suspended activity or frigid relations: Negotiations went into a deep freeze, Their friendship has been in a deep freeze since the argument.

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cold chain logistics · subzero · coolant · subzero temperatures · below zero · chiller · frosts · dormancy · compressor · thermostat · thawers · polar vortex · ice crystals · insulation · cold snap · cold front · permafrost · nuclear winter

Opposites
temperature intensity

deep freezesheat waves

Sustained extreme high temperatures

scorching heat · extreme heat · boiling hot · tropical heat · intense warmth

preservation/storage method

deep freezescanning

Airtight food preservation

dehydration · smoking · pickling · salting · refrigeration

RELATIONAL/EMOTIONAL STATE (metaphorical)

deep freezesthaws

Melting or warming process

rapprochements · reconciliations · peace processes · normalizations

Family

deep, freeze, deep-freeze, deepen, deepens, deepened, deepening, deeply, deeper

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G