Definition of frost
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : the process of freezing
b : a covering of minute ice crystals on a cold surface also : ice particles formed from a gas
c : the temperature that causes freezing
2a : coldness of deportment or temperament : an indifferent, reserved, or unfriendly manner
b : failure the play was … a most dreadful frost— Arnold Bennett
frost
verbfrosted; frosting; frosts
Definition of frost (Entry 2 of 3)
1a : to cover with or as if with frost especially : to put icing on (cake)
b : to produce a fine-grained slightly roughened surface on (such as metal or glass)
2 : to injure or kill (plants) by frost
3 : to make angry or irritated
that really frosts me
: to become frosted
Frost
biographical nameDefinition of Frost (Entry 3 of 3)
Robert Lee 1874–1963 American poet
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The first known use of frost was before the 12th century
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