freeze over
Ice across completely
To freeze over is to become completely covered with ice.
Lakes and ponds freeze over in winter; rivers freeze over less often because moving water resists freezing.
The expression when hell freezes over means never, since hell is traditionally hot: I'll forgive him when hell freezes over.
Invisible frozen road surface
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- cautionCareful attention to risk
warning · skid · accident · fall · slick · unsafe · risk · peril
Water's solid form
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- solidificationTransition to firm state
- frostThin ice coating
glaze · sheet · crust · rime · hoarfrost · congealment · skating · thickness
Small still body
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- windshieldVehicle's front glass
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
polar · subzero · frigid · cold snap · January · February · blizzard · snowstorm
black ice
Invisible frozen road surface
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- dangerousApt to cause harm
caution · warning · skid · accident · fall · slick · unsafe · risk · peril · hypothermia
ice
Water's solid form
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- solidificationTransition to firm state
frost · glaze · sheet · crust · rime · hoarfrost · congealment · skating · thickness · hard
pond
Small still body
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- windshieldVehicle's front glass
arctic · polar · subzero · frigid · cold snap · January · February · blizzard · snowstorm · bitter cold
standstill
Total cessation of movement
- haltComplete sudden stop
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
paralysis · shutdown · stoppage · dormant · stasis · immobilized · locked · stuck · blocked · clogged
- Cold Expressionsbitter cold, bone-chilling, cold snap, cold spell, frigid