frosts
Decorates with icing
Frosts is the plural of frost, the thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces when temperatures drop below freezing.
It also serves as the verb form meaning to cover with frost or frosting: She frosts the cake while it's still warm.
In informal use, to frost someone means to anger or irritate them.
The word appears in compounds like killing frosts, which are cold snaps severe enough to damage crops.
Granular ice deposit
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- layerSingle thickness of material
- filmMovie or coating
- dustingRemoving surface grime
crystallization · feathering · patterns · tracery · filigree · etching · lacework · windowpane
Sweet cake covering
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- sugar-coatingMaking unpleasant seem pleasant
- buttercreamWhipped sugar-fat frosting
- fondantSmooth, moldable cake covering
confection · pastry · cupcakes · cookies · drizzle · piping · sprinkles
Plant disease causing decay
destruction · wither · dieback · spoilage · nip · seedlings · vineyard · orchard
Become solid from cold
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
- morningDay's early hours
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
warning · advisory · thermometer · windchill
rime
Granular ice deposit
dusting · crystallization · feathering · patterns · tracery · filigree · etching · lacework · windowpane · windshield
icing
Sweet cake covering
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- sugar-coatingMaking unpleasant seem pleasant
- buttercreamWhipped sugar-fat frosting
fondant · confection · pastry · cupcakes · cookies · drizzle · piping · sprinkles
blight
Plant disease causing decay
desiccate · destruction · wither · dieback · spoilage · nip · seedlings · vineyard · orchard · citrus
freeze
Become solid from cold
forecast · warning · advisory · thermometer · windchill
shiver
Involuntary trembling sensation
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- coldnessLow temperature state
shudder · quiver · tremble · shivery · frigid · icy · nippy · biting · piercing · raw
winter
Year's coldest quarter
harvest · pumpkins · persimmons · kale · cider · hayrides · scarecrow
- chocolate frostingCocoa-based cake covering
- vanilla frostingSweet cake coating
- frosted glassTranslucent textured window material
- Frosty the Snowman
- cream cheese frostingTangy dairy-based cake coating
- hoar frostCrystalline ice deposit
frost, frosty, frosting, frosted, defrost, frostbite, defrosting, defrosted, permafrost