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frost 1 of 2

noun

ˈfrȯst

Definition of frost

as in rime

a covering of tiny ice crystals on a cold surface the wintertime routine of scraping the frost off the car's windshield every morning

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as in disaster

something that has failed the get-acquainted meeting with his fiancée's parents turned out to be a complete frost

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frost

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verb

as in to bug

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me

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Noun

So, always wait until after the last frost in your area before planting annuals. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 15 July 2026 Onions grown from sets can be planted two to four weeks before the average last frost date, as long as the ground can be worked and the threat of hard freezes is over. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 July 2026

Verb

Gomez frosted her little black dress with over $40,000 worth of diamond jewelry. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 July 2026 Oatmeal Cookie is one of the more straightforward flavors, pairing oatmeal and vanilla frosting, while Saturday Morning Cartoons captures the more elusive feeling with a combination of fruity cereal and cream. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for frost

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frost

Noun

The rocks closest to the spray were white with rime, and a faint rainbow hung in the air, a diaphanous net catching color.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
In temperatures below freezing, fog can actually deposit ice onto objects at or near the ground, called rime ice.

— Ross Lazear, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025

Definition of rime

Verb

Lift sheets, curtains and cushions to check for bed bugs or signs of bed bugs before settling in.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, a law-enforcement agency known as NABU, had bugged Mindich’s apartment in Kyiv, and detectives picked up his conversations about Fire Point.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of bug

Noun

The hoar frost made the trees sparkle as though Earthquake Park were contained in a snow globe.

— Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2022
Furthermore, the clear conditions preceding the storm could have led to the formation of a layer of light, feathery frost, known as surface hoar.

— Douglas Preston, The New Yorker, 10 May 2021

Definition of hoar

Noun

Given Zidane won the Champions League in three successive years as coach of Real Madrid, anything less than victory at the European Championship in 2028 will be considered a failure.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 July 2026
At the time he was arrested, authorities had issued a separate warrant for Milton stemming from his failure to appear in court and alleged curfew violations in a retail theft case, court records show.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Definition of failure

Verb

To make matters worse, the team also polled people on what behaviors annoy them most about other beachgoers.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of annoy

Noun

The cave walls shimmer with hoarfrost, delicate ice filaments that resemble an intricate frozen lacework.

— Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Nearby, hoarfrost shimmered on hemlock branches, a bear cub peered out from a hole in the snow, and a sudden, terrifying silence echoed in the ears of the man’s ski partners.

— Caroline Van Hemert, Outside Online, 11 Aug. 2021

Definition of hoarfrost

Noun

For the second year in a row, this quiet Hill Country town is digging itself out of a catastrophe that has mercilessly taken a community trying to heal and set them back on the path of mourning.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Every child identified before a catastrophe reminds us that statistics represent real people.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026

Definition of catastrophe

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