freezes
Stops dead still
Freezes is the third-person singular of freeze.
Water freezes at 32°F.
A person freezes when they become motionless from fear or shock: She freezes whenever she sees a spider.
Wages or prices freeze when they're held at current levels.
A computer freezes when it stops responding.
In plural noun form, freezes are periods of imposed stasis: hiring freezes, wage freezes.
Form into ordered structure
- hardenMake or become firm
- congealSolidify from liquid state
- solidifyMake or become hard
- coagulateSolidify from liquid form
gel · set · stiffen · curdle · glaciate · cryopreserve · supercool · vitrify
Water's solid form
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
frigid · polar · glacial · icy · sleet · hail · blizzard · frostbite
Loss of muscle function
- stiffensBecomes less pliable
- stasisState of inactivity
- rootedFirmly established in place
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
stock-still · startled · shocked · terrified · panic · fear · stage-fright · rigid
Complete sudden stop
- stopCease all motion
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- holdMaintain in grasp
lock · standstill · moratorium · embargo
Freezing bodies for revival
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- refrigeratePreserve with cold
- thawReturn to liquid
crystallize
Form into ordered structure
coagulate · gel · set · stiffen · curdle · glaciate · cryopreserve · supercool · vitrify
ice
Water's solid form
arctic · frigid · polar · glacial · icy · sleet · hail · blizzard · frostbite · numb
paralysis
Loss of muscle function
petrified · stock-still · startled · shocked · terrified · panic · fear · stage-fright · rigid · motionless
halt
Complete sudden stop
hold · lock · standstill · moratorium · embargo
cryonics
Freezing bodies for revival
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- refrigeratePreserve with cold
- thawReturn to liquid
crash
Sudden violent impact
- solidifieshardens, sets, gels, congeals, coagulates
- suspendhangs, dangles, halts, stops, pauses
- digital annoyancesspam, pop-ups, ads, malware, viruses
- movement artscontemporary dance, modern dance, ballet solo, jazz dance, interpretive dance
- breakdancingbreakdancing, breaking, b-boy, b-boying, toprock
- choreographymovement, routine, sequence, formations, formation
- freezing coldExtremely low temperature
- brain freezePain from cold foods
- freeze dryingDehydrating via frozen sublimation
- freeze upBecome immobile from anxiety
- deep freezeIntense prolonged cold
- freeze overBecome covered with ice
freeze, freezing, freezer, unfreeze, freezers, antifreeze, freezing point, refreeze, unfreezes