frost

1. v. i. The act of freezing; -- applied chiefly to the congelation of water; congelation of fluids. Source: opted

2. v. i. The state or temperature of the air which occasions congelation, or the freezing of water; severe cold or freezing weather. Source: opted

3. v. i. Frozen dew; -- called also hoarfrost or white frost. Source: opted

4. v. i. Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character. Source: opted

5. v. t. To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants. Source: opted

6. v. t. To cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass. Source: opted

7. v. t. To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather. Source: opted

8. n. ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) Source: wordnet

9. n. weather cold enough to cause freezing Source: wordnet

10. n. the formation of frost or ice on a surface Source: wordnet

11. v. decorate with frosting Source: wordnet

12. v. provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance Source: wordnet

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