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frost
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.
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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noun weather condition ADJ. bitter, great, hard, heavy, severe, sharp | light | early, first, late The young plants all died in the late frost. | autumn, spring, winter | ground a heavy ground frost | night QUANT. touch There was just a touch of frost in the air. | degree There were ten degrees of frost last night. FROST + VERB set in The winter frosts have set in up north. | nip at sth The sharp frost nipped at our noses. very thin layer of little pieces of ice ADJ. white VERB + FROST be covered in/with The windows were covered in frost. VERB + FROST melt The car was wet with melting frost.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary