adv
Above zero; above freezing.
n
A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water;
v
(transitive, obsolete) To harden by cold.
v
(transitive) To freeze thoroughly or completely.
n
(astronomy) A theoretical end of the universe in which the expansion of the universe leads to its cooling until the temperature is too cold to support life.
n
The rapid cooling of food to a low temperature, to avoid bacterial growth.
n
(informal) A pain in the head from eating or drinking something cold; a cold-stimulus headache
n
(commerce) A supply chain which is temperature-controlled, important for the supply of certain foods or pharmaceuticals.
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(chemistry) A piece of laboratory equipment used for creating a cold spot on a surface.
n
(figuratively) A state of postponement; the back burner.
adj
Brought to a lower temperature by means of (often in compounds).
n
Alternative spelling of damp proofing [A protective measure applied to the exterior of building foundation walls to prevent rising damp]
v
To freeze at very low temperatures.
v
(rare, nonstandard) To defrost, to unfreeze.
v
(transitive) To thaw something.
v
simple past tense of defreeze
n
(dated) A temperature interval of one degree below the freezing point of water.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To freeze; to congeal.
v
simple past tense of enfreeze
v
(pronunciation spelling) To freeze.
n
Any food item that can be frozen.
v
(intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
n
(slang) A person easily susceptible to cold.
v
(intransitive) To freeze on the surface.
v
(intransitive) (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).
v
(transitive) To remove volatile liquid from (a substance) by sublimation, normally under vacuum, from the frozen state.
n
Alternative form of freezeout [(physics) Any situation in which the motion of a system of particles ceases.]
n
The blocking of pipes due to freezing.
n
(physics) Any situation in which the motion of a system of particles ceases.
n
(neuroscience, Parkinson's disease) A Parkinson's disease patient that experiences freezing of gait (FOG) episodes.
n
A mixture, as of pounded ice and salt, producing cold sufficient to freeze a liquid by the rapid absorption of heat.
n
(New Zealand) A person who works at a freezing works.
n
(New Zealand) An industrial facility where animals are slaughtered and the carcases frozen for export.
adj
Chilled to the point of freezing.
n
(obsolete) The act of making cold.
v
Alternative form of frigify [(obsolete) To make cold or frigid.]
v
(obsolete) To make cold or frigid.
n
(UK dialectal) A delay; suspension; postponement.
n
(obsolete) The act of freezing; the congelation of water or other liquid.
n
Food that is frozen to preserve it, usually being purchased in a frozen state and kept in a freezer before use.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become chilly or unwelcoming.
v
(intransitive) To become ice; to freeze.
v
(transitive) To put ice in or on something, especially in a beverage or on an injured body part.
v
(obsolete) To chill; to make cold.
v
(transitive) To rapidly reduce the temperature of something to below the freezing point, thereby preserving some aspect of it (such as position or flavor) that would otherwise be lost during the freezing process.
adj
Alternative spelling of quick-frozen [Whose temperature has been lowered rapidly to below the freezing point.]
v
(transitive) Now specifically, to keep cool by containing within a refrigerator.
n
(sociology) The supposed difficulty of forming new friendships in the city of Seattle.
v
To freeze by very rapid cooling
n
(science fiction) A technology allowing something to be artificially frozen in time, so that it does not age or change.
v
(military, slang) To be alert and ready for action, without letting one's fear or other emotions get in the way.
adj
Alternative form of stormproof. [Capable of resisting a storm.]
adj
(of a temperature) below 0°C; freezing cold
adj
(physics) Describing a liquid whose temperature is less that its saturation temperature at a particular pressure.
adj
Colder than the freezing point of water; below 0 degrees C or 32 degrees F.
adj
Less than zero, most commonly used to refer to temperature.
adj
Chilled to a very low temperature.
adj
(physics) cooled below the transition temperature without the transition occurring
v
(transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
adj
(physics) Of a temperature close to absolute zero, especially one at which quantum-mechanical properties are observed.
n
(meteorology) Cooling caused by evaporation.
adj
(of a plant) hardy enough to survive cold weather
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