n
The contamination of the atmosphere by noxious gases and particulates.
n
A region of varying amounts of rainwater
v
(transitive) To place frost upon; cover with frost
n
Cold so intense as to freeze vegetation and turn it black, without the formation of hoarfrost.
adj
(colloquial, African-American Vernacular, New England, of weather) Extremely cold.
n
(meteorology, historical) Sunday, January 17, 1982, when unprecedentedly cold air swept down from Canada and plunged temperatures across much of the United States far below existing all-time record lows.
adj
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
n
Rain which freezes upon contact.
n
(US) A camporee held in the winter.
n
(informal, humorous) A cold or frozen frog.
adj
(archaic) Extremely cold; frozen.
adj
(now rare) Frosty; frozen.
n
(television) A kind of light diffuser.
n
The depth to which the water present in the soil is actually frozen in a given place at a given point in time.
n
A phenomenon resembling smoke, caused by congelation of vapor in the atmosphere in times of severe cold.
adj
(horticulture) Of plants: unable to tolerate frost, and liable to die if exposed to it.
adj
(of a surface) that has been affected by the freeze-thaw cycle
n
An area with frequent winter frosts (temperatures below freezing).
v
simple past tense of frostbite
adj
Bound or confined by frost.
n
Damage to a plant due to frost which results is leaves looking burnt.
n
Obsolete spelling of frost [A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.]
n
Alternative form of frost line [The depth to which the water present in the soil is expected to freeze in winter.]
n
The first stage of frostbite.
adj
(figuratively) Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
adv
While, or as if, frozen; in a manner that is cold, unfeeling, unmoving, etc.
adj
Very cold; icy or frosty.
n
(meteorology) The condition of air temperature dropping below the freezing point at or near ground level.
adj
Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
n
A medical condition, somewhat similar to frostbite, that can affect the feet when they are constantly cold and wet.
n
The supposed tendency of warmer water to freeze more quickly than colder water.
v
To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.
adj
Having a copious supply of springs or sources of water; vernal.
adj
(meteorology) Abbreviation of scattered. [Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units.]
n
The formation of condensation on a transparent surface.
n
An exceptionally severe frost.
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