frosts
noun · verb
Form of frost , plural of frost.
Simple meaning
A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
frawstsIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɹɔsts
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
plural of 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.
plural of frost
Ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
plural of frost
The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
plural of frost
A shade of white, like that of frost.
verb
third-person singular of frost
Damage by frost
third-person singular of frost
To become covered with frost.
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This meaning: 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.
Used this way, frosts is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Inflected forms
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Ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside).
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Perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers.
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