frost

CEFRB1

/fɹɒst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A thin layer of ice formed on surfaces in cold weather.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.

Examples

  • A heavy frost could result in loss of the crop.

  • Mr Frost is eligible for the post.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.

  2. 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.

  3. A shade of white, like that of frost.

More examples

In context

  • The apple-blossom was touched by the frost.

  • I think the boss's decision frosted him a bit.

  • Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

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Origin

noun

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.