frostwork

noun

Definition of frostworknext
as in frost

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Recent Examples of frostwork Wind Cave National Park features delicate boxwork along its ceilings, along with frostwork and cave popcorn. — Simon Peter Groebner, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frostwork
  1. frost
  2. rime
  3. hoar
  4. hoarfrost
Noun
  • Start hibiscus seeds indoors about 10 to 14 weeks before the last spring frost.
    — Shelby Vittek, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Adapt to survive Along with a warming trend pushing harvesting seasons earlier, European wine growers are up against drought, freak weather events such as spring hailstorms and frost which wiped out many buds, and wildfires.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of 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
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
  • 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

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