How do you use the word "frost" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "frost": The apple-blossom was touched by the frost. Mr Frost is eligible for the post.

Frost Meaning

/fɹɒst/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA 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.

nounThe cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.

Sentence Examples

The apple-blossom was touched by the frost.

Mr Frost is eligible for the post.

A heavy frost could result in loss of the crop.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

ice freeze

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The freezing night left a layer of ____ on the grass in the morning.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

A thin layer of ____ covered the grass in the morning, making the entire garden look like it was sparkling.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *prustós Proto-Germanic *frustaz Proto-West Germanic *frost Old English frost Middle English frost English frost From Middle English frost, from an unmetathesized variant of Old English forst (“frost”), from Proto-Germanic *frustaz (“frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *prews- (“to freeze; frost”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Froast, Fröäst (“frost”), West Frisian froast (“frost”), Cimbrian bròst, vrost, vròst (“frost”), Dutch vorst (“frost”), German Frost (“frost”), Luxembourgish Frascht (“frost”), Vilamovian fröst (“frost”), Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish frost (“frost”), Latin pruīna (“hoarfrost, frost, rime, snow”). Related to freeze.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 31:40:

"It is more probable, in almost every country of Europe, that there will be frost sometime in January, than that the weather will continue open throughout that whole month;" — 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 47:

"It was one of those moments of intense feeling when the frost of the Scottish people melts like a snow-wreath." — 1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], →OCLC:

"Up to that time the girl had never really done her hair, and she regarded boots merely as things to protect the feet. Suddenly it dawned on her that she was considered plain and that she diffused an atmosphere of intellectual frost." — 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:

"Frosts and diffusion are flame retardant and produce similar results except that some of the frosts are very subtle in their effects. For example: Hamburg Frost will soften the beam edge with little additional spread of the beam." — 2013, Alan Bermingham, Location Lighting for Television, pages 9–26:

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