frost

Ice on windows

Frost is the thin layer of ice crystals that forms on cold surfaces when water vapor freezes: frost on the windshield, frost on the grass.

Frost also refers to freezing temperatures: an early frost killed the tomatoes.

To frost is to cover with frosting (icing on a cake) or to make glass opaque.

Figuratively, frosty behavior is cold and unfriendly. (Capitalized Frost is a surname, notably the poet Robert Frost.)

cold

shiver

Involuntary trembling sensation

chilblains · goosebumps · frigid · icy · wintry · chilly · biting · nippy · polar · subzero

manner

cold

Low temperature state

chilly · icy · reserved · unwelcoming

hoarfrost

crystalline

Clear, ordered, brilliant

silvery · whiteness · shimmer · glitter · tracery · filigree · intricate · dendrite · needles · etched

ice

icicle

Hanging frozen water spike

  • glacierSlow-moving ice mass
  • sleetPartly frozen precipitation
  • hailIcy precipitation pellets

iceberg · arctic · snowflake · snowfall · cryogenics · refrigerate · freezer · black ice · verglas · rimed

autumn

harvest

Gathering mature crops

crisp · October · November · apple · orchard · vineyard · squash

morning

dawn

Day's first glow

  • sunriseMorning light's arrival
  • dewOvernight surface condensation
  • mistFine airborne moisture

fog · early · breath · pale · awakening · daybreak · grass · windshield · scraping · clearing

frosting

icing

Sweet cake covering

buttercream · glaze · spread · sweet · confection

glass

opaque

Impassable to light

window · patterned · obscured

damage

wilt

Lose vigor, sag

  • blackenMake or become dark
  • nipQuick, sharp pinch
  • blightPlant disease causing decay

kill · destroy · tender · sensitive · protection · cover · mulch · hardiness · zone · perennial

Categories
Opposites
temperature

frostheat

Transferred thermal energy

warmth · thaw · hot weather · scorching heat · scorching

interpersonal warmth

frostwarmth

Heat you feel

friendliness · cordiality · geniality · affability · welcome

commercial or critical reception

frosthit

Successful contact or strike

smash · blockbuster · success · winner · smash hit

Phrases
Family

frozen, frosty, frosting, frosted, defrost, frostbite, frosts, frostiness, defrosting

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