frostbound
Trapped by cold
Frostbound describes something held fast by frost or frozen conditions.
Land that is frostbound is too hard to dig or cultivate: The frostbound earth wouldn't yield to the shovel.
Ships may be frostbound when ice prevents passage.
The word suggests being locked in place by cold, unable to move or be worked until thaw comes.
Trapped by frozen water
- glaciatedEroded by ice masses
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
solidified · hardened · crystalline · glacial · rigid · immobilized · locked · encased
Left without means to leave
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- remoteDistant or controller
snowbound · trapped · secluded · unreachable · impassable · blockaded · weatherbound · housebound
Sharp, unpleasant taste
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
unforgiving · merciless · raw · bleak · inhospitable · desolate · grim · relentless
icebound
Trapped by frozen water
permafrost · solidified · hardened · crystalline · glacial · rigid · immobilized · locked · encased · trapped
stranded
Left without means to leave
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
remote · snowbound · trapped · secluded · unreachable · impassable · blockaded · weatherbound · housebound · icebound
bitter
Sharp, unpleasant taste
severe · unforgiving · merciless · raw · bleak · inhospitable · desolate · grim · relentless · numbing
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- taigaSubarctic evergreen biome
- borealOf northern regions
alpine · arctic · glacier · ice field · frozen lake · fjord · steppe · wasteland · expanse · polar
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- snowstormHeavy winter precipitation event
- icicleHanging frozen water spike
- snowdriftWind-gathered snow pile
hoarfrost · black ice · deep freeze · cold snap · hibernation · solstice · midwinter · whiteout · snowpack · ice storm
frostboundthawed
Returned from frozen state
unfrozen · warm · melted · sun-warmed · defrosted
bound, frost, bind, frosty, boundary, frosting, frosted, defrost, frostbite