frost

frost

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frost¹ /frɒst $ frɒːst/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] very cold weather, when water freezes
    late/early/first frost
    Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost.
    hard/heavy/sharp/severe frost (=extremely cold weather)
    three continuous nights of hard frost
    the risk of frost damage to crops
2. [uncountable] ice that looks white and powdery and covers things that are outside when the temperature is very cold:
    The grass and trees were white with frost.
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meanings 1 & 2)

■ adjectives
   ▪ a severe frost (=when the temperature falls several degrees below freezing point) Many plants were damaged by the severe frost.
   ▪ a hard/heavy frost (=a severe frost) We’ve had three continuous nights of hard frost.
   ▪ a sharp frost (=a sudden severe frost) There had been a sharp frost overnight.
   ▪ ground frost (=frost that forms only on the ground) Scotland should have a dry night, with a touch of ground frost in northern glens.
   ▪ an early frost (=one that happens before winter) I hoped the early frost wasn’t a sign of a bad winter to come.
   ▪ a late frost (=one that happens in late spring) There’s always the danger of a late frost killing the buds.
■ verbs
   ▪ the frost melts The frost was gradually melting.
   ▪ be covered in frost The lawn was covered in frost.
   ▪ protect something against frost The plants need to be protected against frost.
■ frost + NOUN
   ▪ frost damage (=damage to plants, caused by frost) Some crop regions may have suffered frost damage.

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frost² verb [transitive]
especially American English to cover a cake with a mixture of powdery sugar and liquid
   SYN  ice British English
     
frost over/up phrasal verb
  to become covered in frost:
    Overnight all the windowpanes had frosted over.

Frost

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Frost, David
(1939–) a British television presenter, who appeared in the humorous political programme That Was The Week That Was in the 1960s, and is now known especially for his British and US television programmes in which he talks to politicians and asks them questions. In 2006 he began working for Al-Jazeera TV as a reporter. His official title is Sir David Frost.

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Frost, Ro‧bert /ˈrɒbət $ ˈrɑːbərt/
(1874–1963) an American writer who is considered by many people to be the greatest American poet of the 20th century. He is known for his poems about life in the country, especially in New England. He won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times.