What part of speech is frost?

Frost can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. frost is a verb, present, 1st person singular of frost (infinitive).
  • 2. frost is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. frost is a noun, singular of frosts.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does frost mean?

Definitions

Verb

frost - decorate with frosting; "frost a cake"
frost - cover with frost; "ice crystals frosted the glass"
frost - damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"
frost - provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair"

Noun

frost - ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
frost - the formation of frost or ice on a surface
Frost - United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)
frost - weather cold enough to cause freezing

Examples of frost

#   Sentence  
1. verb Frost a cake.
2. verb Frost the glass.
3. verb We might have frost next week.
4. verb Can you sugar frost it for starters?
5. verb Orange trees are sensitive to frost.
6. noun The apple-blossom was touched by the frost.
7. noun The frost rendered the orange crop worthless.
8. noun The plants were damaged by the late frost.
9. noun The plants were damaged by the frost.
10. noun There was a keen frost this morning.
11. noun We had a heavy frost this morning.
12. noun The ground was covered with frost this morning.
13. noun The crop suffered serious damage as a consequence of the early frost.
14. noun In the fall, when the days grew shorter and the nights colder, she watched the first frost turn the leaves to bright yellow and orange and red.
15. noun All the early flowers were bitten by the frost.
16. noun There is frost on the grass.
17. noun The frost did much harm to the crops.
18. noun The frost killed all the flowers.
19. noun The frost had a bad effect on the crops.
20. noun Car windows accumulate frost on winter mornings.
Sentence  
verb
Frost a cake.
Frost the glass.
We might have frost next week.
Can you sugar frost it for starters?
Orange trees are sensitive to frost.
noun
The apple-blossom was touched by the frost.
The frost rendered the orange crop worthless.
The plants were damaged by the late frost.
The plants were damaged by the frost.
There was a keen frost this morning.
We had a heavy frost this morning.
The ground was covered with frost this morning.
The crop suffered serious damage as a consequence of the early frost.
In the fall, when the days grew shorter and the nights colder, she watched the first frost turn the leaves to bright yellow and orange and red.
All the early flowers were bitten by the frost.
There is frost on the grass.
The frost did much harm to the crops.
The frost killed all the flowers.
The frost had a bad effect on the crops.
Car windows accumulate frost on winter mornings.

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