frost
A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
Other meanings
The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.
A kind of
- ice
Related words
- black frost
- uraemic frost
- degree of frost
- frostbite
- frostbitten
- frostbound
- frost piece
- frost-tender
- frosty
- Jack Frost
- permafrost
- uremic frost
Word history
From Old English "forst".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “frost” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.