frost
noun/frɒst/
/frɔːst/
- [uncountable, countable] a weather condition in which the temperature drops below 0° Celsius (= freezing point) so that a thin white layer of ice forms on the ground and other surfaces, especially at night
- It will be a clear night with some ground frost.
- a sharp/hard/severe frost
- There were ten degrees of frost (= the temperature dropped to -10° Celsius) last night.
- frost damage
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc1- The sharp frost nipped at our noses.
- The winter frosts have arrived.
- The young plants all died in the late frost.
- There was just a touch of frost in the air.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hard
- heavy
- killing
- …
- touch
- degree
- be covered in
- be covered with
- damage
- date
- line
- …
- arrive
- come
- set in
- …
- a danger of frost
- a risk of frost
- [uncountable] the thin white layer of ice that forms when the temperature drops below 0° Celsius
- The car windows were covered with frost.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hard
- heavy
- killing
- …
- touch
- degree
- be covered in
- be covered with
- damage
- date
- line
- …
- arrive
- come
- set in
- …
- a danger of frost
- a risk of frost
Word OriginOld English frost, forst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vorst and German Frost, also to freeze.
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