What does Frost mean?
Definitions for Frost
frɔst, frɒstfrost
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Frost.
Princeton's WordNet
frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rimenoun
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
freeze, frostnoun
weather cold enough to cause freezing
frost, icingnoun
the formation of frost or ice on a surface
Frost, Robert Frost, Robert Lee Frostverb
United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)
frost, iceverb
decorate with frosting
"frost a cake"
frostverb
provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance
"frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair"
frostverb
cover with frost
"ice crystals frosted the glass"
frostverb
damage by frost
"The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"
Wiktionary
frostnoun
A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Some of these are tree branches, plant stems, leaves, wires, poles, vehicles, rooftops, or aircraft skin. Frost is the same process by which dew is formed except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing. Frost can be light or heavy.
frostnoun
The cold weather that would cause frost as in (1) to form.
frostverb
To get covered with frost.
frostverb
To coat something (eg a cake) with white icing to resemble frost.
frostverb
To anger or annoy.
I think the boss's decision frosted him, a bit.
Etymology: From frustan, akin to Old High German frost, Old Norse frost.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FROSTnoun
Etymology: frost, Saxon.
This is the state of man: to-day he puts forth
The tender leaves of hopes, to-morrow blossoms,
And bears his blushing honours thick upon him;
The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,
And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely
His greatness is a ripening, nips his root,
And then he falls. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.When the frost seizes upon wine, only the more waterish parts are congealed: there is a mighty spirit which can retreat into itself, and within its own compass lie secure from the freezing impression. Robert South, Sermons.
Behold the groves that shine with silver frost,
Their beauty wither’d, and their verdure lost. Alexander Pope, Winter.
Wikipedia
Frost
Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor in an above-freezing atmosphere coming in contact with a solid surface whose temperature is below freezing, and resulting in a phase change from water vapor (a gas) to ice (a solid) as the water vapor reaches the freezing point. In temperate climates, it most commonly appears on surfaces near the ground as fragile white crystals; in cold climates, it occurs in a greater variety of forms. The propagation of crystal formation occurs by the process of nucleation. The ice crystals of frost form as the result of fractal process development. The depth of frost crystals varies depending on the amount of time they have been accumulating, and the concentration of the water vapor (humidity). Frost crystals may be invisible (black), clear (translucent), or white; if a mass of frost crystals scatters light in all directions, the coating of frost appears white. Types of frost include crystalline frost (hoar frost or radiation frost) from deposition of water vapor from air of low humidity, white frost in humid conditions, window frost on glass surfaces, advection frost from cold wind over cold surfaces, black frost without visible ice at low temperatures and very low humidity, and rime under supercooled wet conditions.Plants that have evolved in warmer climates suffer damage when the temperature falls low enough to freeze the water in the cells that make up the plant tissue. The tissue damage resulting from this process is known as "frost damage". Farmers in those regions where frost damage is known to affect their crops often invest in substantial means to protect their crops from such damage.
ChatGPT
frost
Frost is a thin layer of ice that forms on solid surfaces, such as windows, plants or ground, when the surrounding air temperature drops below freezing. It is usually caused by the condensation and freezing of water vapor in the air. The formation of frost often happens during clear and calm conditions at night when heat radiates away from the surface resulting in a temperature drop.
Webster Dictionary
Frostverb
the act of freezing; -- applied chiefly to the congelation of water; congelation of fluids
Frostverb
the state or temperature of the air which occasions congelation, or the freezing of water; severe cold or freezing weather
Frostverb
frozen dew; -- called also hoarfrost or white frost
Frostverb
coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character
Frostverb
to injure by frost; to freeze, as plants
Frostverb
to cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass
Frostverb
to roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather
Etymology: [OE. frost, forst, AS. forst, frost. fr. fresan to freeze; akin to D. varst, G., OHG., Icel., Dan., & Sw. frost. 18. See Freeze, v. i.]
Wikidata
Frost
Frost is the solid deposition of water vapor from humid air. It is formed when the temperature of a solid surface is below the freezing point of water and also below the frost point. The size of frost crystals varies depending on the time they have been building up and the amount of water vapour available. Frost crystals are translucent, but scatter light in many directions, so that a coating of frost appears white. There are many types of frost, such as radiation and window frost. Frost may damage crops or reduce future crop yields, hence farmers may take measures to prevent it forming.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Frost
frost, n. the state of the atmosphere in which water freezes: state of being frozen: frozen dew, also called hoar-frost: (slang) a disappointment, a cheat.—v.t. to cover with hoar-frost or with anything resembling hoar-frost: to sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) that it may not slip on ice.—n. Frost′-bite, the freezing or depression of vitality in a part of the body by exposure to cold.—v.t. to affect with frost.—adjs. Frost′-bit′ten, bitten or affected by frost; Frost′-bound, bound or confined by frost; Frost′ed, covered by frost or any fine powder: injured by frost.—adv. Frost′ily.—ns. Frost′iness; Frost′ing, the composition, resembling hoar-frost, used to cover cake, &c.—adj. Frost′less, free from frost.—n. Frost′-nail, a projecting nail in a horse-shoe serving as an ice-calk.—v.t. to put in such nails.—ns. Frost′-smoke, vapour frozen in the atmosphere, and having a smoke-like appearance; Frost′-work, work resembling hoar-frost on shrubs, &c.—adj. Frost′y, producing or containing frost: chill in affection: frost-like. [A.S. frost, forst—fréosan; cf. Ger. frost.]
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
FROST
An old flame after the engagement is broken off.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FROST
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Frost is ranked #822 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Frost surname appeared 42,015 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 14 would have the surname Frost.
86.4% or 36,326 total occurrences were White.
7.6% or 3,231 total occurrences were Black.
2.1% or 920 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.9% or 836 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.9% or 395 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.7% or 311 total occurrences were Asian.
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Anagrams for Frost »
forst
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Frost in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Frost in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Frost in a Sentence
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.
At every stop, the media had an explanation for why the crowds weren't significant, 5,000 people here? 'Oh, that's Bernie's home city.' New Hampshire, 'Oh, that's next door.' We went to Minneapolis and had 4,000 people -- 'Oh, well, that's the Frost Belt. Frost Belt people like him.' Then we went to Denver, and it was 'college liberals.'.
Wealth and want equally harden the human heart, like frost and fire both are alien to human flesh.
This was the worst frost in 27 years.
JIMMY JOHNSON LEARNS ABOUT HALL OF FAME INDUCTION ON FOX HALFTIME SHOW Its like that Robert Frost poem. Ive taken the road less traveled. My career was always about the road less traveled.
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- صقيعArabic
- juyphiAymara
- марозBelarusian
- мраз, попарвам, слана, скреж, заскрежавамBulgarian
- glaçada, gebre, geladaCatalan, Valencian
- jinovatka, mrázCzech
- barrug, rhew, tywydd barugog, hethWelsh
- frostDanish
- glasieren, Reif, FrostGerman
- πάγος, παγετός, παγωνιά, παγώνω, πάχνηGreek
- prujno, frostoEsperanto
- escarcha, escarchar, glasear, helada, granizarSpanish
- külm, härmatis, hallEstonian
- antzigar, intzigarBasque
- یخبندانPersian
- kuorruttaa, sokeri, kuura, pakkanen, huurtua, harmittaa, hallaFinnish
- frostFaroese
- givre, gelFrench
- siocán, reo, sioc, cuisneIrish
- reòthadhScottish Gaelic
- rosadaGalician
- eládaGuaraní
- ठंढHindi
- zúzmara, dér, fagyHungarian
- սառնամանիք, եղյամArmenian
- embun bekuIndonesian
- hríma, frost, frostaveturIcelandic
- gelata, gelare, brina, brinare, glassareItalian
- כפורHebrew
- 霜Japanese
- ಫ್ರಾಸ್ಟ್Kannada
- 서리Korean
- pruinaeLatin
- FraschtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- salsLatvian
- hukapapa, hukatū, hukapuriMāori
- мразMacedonian
- frost, rim, kuldeNorwegian
- rijm, vorst, berijpen, rijpDutch
- frostNorwegian Nynorsk
- frostNorwegian
- sho, tinNavajo, Navaho
- mróz, lukrować, oszronić, polukrowaćPolish
- geada, frioPortuguese
- qasaQuechua
- ger, brumaRomanian
- иней, заморозки, изморозь, морозRussian
- мра̏з, сла́на, mrȁz, и̑ње, ȋnje, slánaSerbo-Croatian
- mrázSlovak
- slana, ivje, mraz, zmrzalSlovene
- brymë, ngricëAlbanian
- frosta, frost, glacera, rimfrostSwedish
- பனிTamil
- น้ำแข็งThai
- don, kırağı, buzlanmakTurkish
- іній, морозUkrainian
- ٹھنڈUrdu
- băng giá, sương giáVietnamese
- flodVolapük
- 霜Chinese
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