jack frost

/'dʤæk'frɔst/

Thân thiện

Jack Frost paints delicate patterns on the windowpane.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A personification of frost or winter weather: "Jack Frost" is a name given to a mythical figure who represents the crisp, cold, and often artistic effects of frost and freezing winter weather. He is traditionally depicted as a sprite-like being who nips at noses, paints frost patterns on windows, and brings the chill of winter.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The children believed Jack Frost had painted the beautiful ice crystals on the windowpane overnight.
  • You'd better bundle up; Jack Frost is certainly in the air tonight.

Advanced Usage

• "Jack Frost is nipping at your nose": A common phrase used to describe the sharp, stinging sensation of extreme cold on one's face.
  • When you step outside on a morning like this, you can feel Jack Frost nipping at your nose.

Variants and Related Words

• Frost (n): A thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing.
  • The grass was covered in a white frost.
• Personification (n): The attribution of human characteristics to something non-human.
  • The poem uses personification, giving the wind a voice.

Synonyms

• Winter spirit: A general term for a mythical being associated with the winter season.
• Old Man Winter: Another personification of winter, often depicted as a more powerful, elderly figure compared to the sprightly Jack Frost.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a personification of frost or winter weather

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