Definition

1. Noun:
   • Small crystals of ice: A covering or deposit of very small, white, ice crystals that form on surfaces when the temperature of the air falls below freezing.

Usage

• The word "frost snow" is a compound noun. It is used to describe a specific type of frost that resembles a light dusting of snow, consisting of tiny, granular ice crystals.
• It typically refers to the ice crystals themselves or the layer they form.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The ground was covered with a delicate layer of frost snow.
  • Frost snow glittered on the windowpane in the morning sun.

Advanced Usage

• "Hoar frost": This is a more common and specific synonym for "frost snow," describing the white, feathery ice crystals.
  • The trees were beautiful, coated in hoar frost.

Variants and Related Words

• Frost (n): A thin layer of ice on a solid surface.
• Rime (n): A white frost formed from supercooled water droplets in fog.
• Hoarfrost (n): A synonym for "frost snow"; a deposit of interlocking ice crystals.

Synonyms

• Hoarfrost
• Rime (in some contexts)
• White frost

Antonyms

• Thaw (n): A period of warm weather that melts ice and snow.

Noun

1. small crystals of ice