Frost — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

weather cold enough to cause freezing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈɔst/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈɒst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈɒst/

1 syllable Say it as /fɹˈɔst/.

Examples

frost a cake
frost the glass
she frosts her hair

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Robert Lee Frost Robert Frost freeze hoar icing hoarfrost ice rime

Parts of Speech

noun	ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
noun	weather cold enough to cause freezing
noun	the formation of frost or ice on a surface
noun	United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)
verb	decorate with frosting “frost a cake”
verb	provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance “frost the glass”
verb	cover with frost “ice crystals frosted the glass”
verb	damage by frost “The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown”

Word Forms

frosty	adjective	covered with frost; ; -Wm.Faulkner
frost	verb	cover with frost
freeze	verb	be very cold, below the freezing point
Frostian	adjective	of or relating to or in the manner of Robert Frost
frosting	noun	a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
ice	noun	a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
icing	noun	a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
frost	noun	the formation of frost or ice on a surface

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

gel

cristaux de glace formant un dépôt blanc (surtout sur les objets extérieurs)

🇪🇸Spanish

helada

cristales de hielo que forman un depósito blanco (especialmente en objetos exteriores)

🇮🇹Italian

gelo

cristalli di ghiaccio che formano un deposito bianco (soprattutto sugli oggetti esterni)

🇳🇱Dutch

vorst

ijskristallen die een witte aanslag vormen (vooral op voorwerpen buiten)

🇵🇹Portuguese

geada

cristais de gelo formando um depósito branco (especialmente em objetos externos)

🇷🇺Russian

мороз

кристаллы льда, образующие белый налет (особенно на предметах снаружи)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठंढ

बर्फ के क्रिस्टल एक सफेद जमाव बनाते हैं (विशेषकर बाहर की वस्तुओं पर)

🇧🇩Bengali

হিম

বরফ স্ফটিক একটি সাদা আমানত গঠন করে (বিশেষ করে বাইরের বস্তুর উপর)

🇮🇳Tamil

உறைபனி

பனி படிகங்கள் ஒரு வெள்ளை வைப்பு (குறிப்பாக வெளியில் உள்ள பொருட்களின் மீது)

🇮🇳Telugu

మంచు

మంచు స్ఫటికాలు తెల్లటి నిక్షేపాన్ని ఏర్పరుస్తాయి (ముఖ్యంగా బయటి వస్తువులపై)

🇮🇳Marathi

दंव

बर्फाचे स्फटिक पांढरे ठेव तयार करतात (विशेषत: बाहेरील वस्तूंवर)

🇮🇳Gujarati

હિમ

બરફના સ્ફટિકો સફેદ થાપણ બનાવે છે (ખાસ કરીને બહારની વસ્તુઓ પર)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ರಾಸ್ಟ್

ಮಂಜುಗಡ್ಡೆಯ ಹರಳುಗಳು ಬಿಳಿ ನಿಕ್ಷೇಪವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತವೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹೊರಗಿನ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മഞ്ഞ്

ഐസ് പരലുകൾ ഒരു വെളുത്ത നിക്ഷേപം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പുറത്തുള്ള വസ്തുക്കളിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਠੰਡ

ਬਰਫ਼ ਦੇ ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ਚਿੱਟੇ ਡਿਪਾਜ਼ਿਟ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਬਾਹਰ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ 'ਤੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹھنڈ

برف کے کرسٹل ایک سفید ذخائر بناتے ہیں (خاص طور پر باہر کی چیزوں پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

霜

冰晶形成白色沉积物（尤其是在室外物体上）

🇯🇵Japanese

霜

白い堆積物を形成する氷の結晶（特に屋外の物体）

🇰🇷Korean

서리

흰색 침전물을 형성하는 얼음 결정(특히 외부 물체에)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sương giá

tinh thể băng tạo thành cặn trắng (đặc biệt là trên các vật thể bên ngoài)

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำค้างแข็ง

ผลึกน้ำแข็งก่อตัวเป็นคราบสีขาว (โดยเฉพาะกับวัตถุภายนอก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

embun beku

kristal es membentuk endapan putih (terutama pada benda di luar)

🇵🇭Filipino

hamog na nagyelo

mga kristal ng yelo na bumubuo ng puting deposito (lalo na sa mga bagay sa labas)

🇲🇾Malay

fros

kristal ais membentuk endapan putih (terutama pada objek di luar)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الصقيع

تشكل بلورات ثلجية رواسب بيضاء (خاصة على الأجسام الموجودة بالخارج)

🇮🇷Persian

سرمازدگی

کریستال های یخ که یک رسوب سفید را تشکیل می دهند (به ویژه بر روی اجسام بیرون)

🇹🇷Turkish

don

beyaz bir tabaka oluşturan buz kristalleri (özellikle dışarıdaki nesnelerin üzerinde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּפוֹר

גבישי קרח היוצרים משקע לבן (במיוחד על עצמים בחוץ)

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