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frost

US

/frɔːst/

UK

/frɒst/

Meaning

A thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces when they become very cold.

सतह पर जमने वाली बर्फ की पतली परत, जो बहुत ठंड होने पर बनती है।

Examples

“A thin layer of frost covered the grass after the cold night.”

weatherfrost on a surface

“We scraped the frost off the car windows before driving.”

frost offeveryday situation

“The windows were frosted overnight, making it hard to see outside.”

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Useful patterns

frost forms on a surfacea layer of frostbe covered in/with frostscrape frost off somethinga hard/heavy frost

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Word family

frosted(verb)
frosty(adjective)
frostiness(noun)

Common collocations

morning frostheavy frosta hard frostfrost on the grasscovered with frostfrost damagefrost warning

Common mistakes

Not natural: There was frost in the car windows.

Better: There was frost on the car windows.

Use on for frost covering a surface; in suggests it is inside the windows.

सतह पर जमी चीज़ के लिए on कहते हैं; in से लगता है कि पाला खिड़की के अंदर है।

Not natural: There were many frost on the grass.

Better: There was a lot of frost on the grass.

Frost is usually uncountable, so use a lot of frost rather than many frost.

Frost आम तौर पर uncountable noun है, इसलिए many frost नहीं, a lot of frost कहें।

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Synonyms

Words with similar meaning

hoarfrostrimewhite frostice crystalsice coating

Learner tip

Use frost for a thin icy coating on a surface; snow falls in flakes and usually forms a deeper covering.

सतह पर जमी बर्फ की पतली परत के लिए frost कहें; snow के फाहे गिरते हैं और अक्सर मोटी परत बनाते हैं।

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What does frost usually look like on a cold morning?

ठंडी सुबह में पाला आम तौर पर कैसा दिखता है?