frozen surface

Pond in winter

A frozen surface is the solid outer layer formed when a liquid or wet substance freezes.

Most commonly refers to ice on bodies of water: The frozen surface of the pond was thick enough to skate on.

Also applies to frozen ground, roads, or other exterior areas: The frozen surface made walking treacherous.

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slippery · pond · rink · figure skating · crystalline · glacial · tundra · permafrost · slick · icy · skating rink · lake · thin ice · winter · cracking · thin · solid · crust

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physical state

frozen surfaceliquid water

H2O in flowing state

open water · water · water surface · pool

temperature

frozen surfacehot surface

Dangerously warm exterior

boiling water · thermal vent · hot springs

rigidity/movement

frozen surfacemoving water

Family

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