frozen

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frozen

A child skates on a frozen pond.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold: Describes something that has become solid ice or is extremely cold.
    • Preserved by freezing: Describes food that has been kept at very low temperatures to prevent decay.
    • Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain: Describes a manner, expression, or atmosphere that is very cold and unwelcoming.
    • Incapable of being changed or moved or undone; fixed: Describes something that is locked in place, such as prices or assets, and cannot be altered or accessed.
    • Absolutely still; immobilized: Describes a state of being completely motionless, often due to fear, shock, or astonishment.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The lake was frozen solid by January. (Describing water turned to ice.)
    • We bought frozen vegetables for convenience. (Describing preserved food.)
    • She gave him a frozen stare that made him shiver. (Describing an unfriendly expression.)
    • The company's assets were frozen by the court. (Describing assets made inaccessible.)
    • He stood frozen with terror when he saw the bear. (Describing a state of immobility.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Frozen with (emotion)": To be so affected by a strong emotion (like fear, horror, shock) that one cannot move.
    • The audience was frozen with suspense during the final scene.
  • "Frozen in time": Unchanged for a very long period, as if time has stopped.
    • The ancient city remains frozen in time, untouched by modernity.
Variants and Related Words
  • Freeze (verb): To become or cause to become ice; to preserve by cold; to fix or make immobile.
    • The pipes might freeze tonight.
  • Freezing (adjective/adverb): Extremely cold.
    • It's freezing outside.
  • Freezer (noun): An appliance for freezing and storing food.
    • Put the ice cream in the freezer.
Synonyms
  • Icy: Covered with or consisting of ice; very cold.
  • Glacial: Extremely cold; relating to ice.
  • Frigid: Very cold in temperature; stiff or formal in manner.
  • Immobile: Not moving; motionless.
  • Fixed: Fastened securely; established and not subject to change.
Related Phrases
  • Frozen over: Covered with a layer of ice.
    • The pond has frozen over.
  • Frozen out: Excluded or ignored, often socially.
    • After the argument, he felt frozen out of the group.
Related Idioms
  • Frozen stiff: Extremely cold to the point of being unable to move comfortably.
    • We were waiting for the bus and got frozen stiff.
  • Freeze one's blood: To cause someone to feel extreme fear or horror.
    • The ghost story was enough to freeze your blood.
frozen

A child skates on a frozen pond.

Adjective
  1. incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"
    • living on fixed incomes
  2. not convertible to cash
    • frozen assets
  3. (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value
    • frozen foods
  4. not thawed
  5. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
    • a frigid greeting
    • got a frosty reception
    • a frozen look on their faces
    • a glacial handshake
    • icy stare
    • wintry smile
  6. absolutely still
    • frozen with horror
    • they stood rooted in astonishment
  7. turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
    • the frozen North
    • frozen pipes
    • children skating on a frozen brook

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