frost (n.)

  1. ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

    [ Syn: hoar , hoarfrost , rime ]

  2. weather cold enough to cause freezing

    [ Syn: freeze ]

  3. the formation of frost or ice on a surface

    [ Syn: icing ]

  4. United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)

    [ Syn: frost , robert frost , robert lee frost ]

    frost (v.)

  1. decorate with frosting; frost a cake

    [ Syn: ice ]

  2. provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; frost the glass; she frosts her hair'

  3. cover with frost; ice crystals frosted the glass'

  4. damage by frost; The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown'

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