"frosts" in the noun sense
1. frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
2. freeze, frost
weather cold enough to cause freezing
3. frost, icing
the formation of frost or ice on a surface
4. Frost, Robert Frost, Robert Lee Frost
United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)
"frosts" in the verb sense
1. frost, ice
decorate with frosting
"frost a cake"
2. frost
provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance
"frost the glass"
"she frosts her hair"
3. frost
cover with frost
"ice crystals frosted the glass"
4. frost
damage by frost
"The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"
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