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adj
noun
verb
- cause to freeze
- To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.
- be very cold, below the freezing point
- change to ice
- stop moving or become immobilized
- change from a liquid to a solid when cold
- stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- anesthetize by cold
- be cold
- suddenly behave coldly and formally
- (intransitive, idiomatic) Of a person or other animal, to stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.
- (figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
- (transitive, ice hockey) To trap (the puck) so that it cannot be played.
- (intransitive, computing, software, idiomatic) Of a machine or system, to come to a sudden halt, to stop working (functioning).
- (transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.
- (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
- (intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
- (ambitransitive) To prevent from showing any visible change.
- (transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
- Of prices, spending etc., to keep at the same level, without any increase.
- (transitive) To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets
- (intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold.
noun
- weather cold enough to cause freezing
- fixing (of prices or wages etc.) at a particular level
- an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
- the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
- (computing) The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
- A halt of a regular operation.
- (curling) A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
- (business, finance) A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc.
- A period of intensely cold weather.
noun
- coldness due to a cold environment
- a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a sudden numbing dread
- A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
- A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
- A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
- An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.
- Calmness; equanimity.
- The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
- An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
- A chilling effect; an atmosphere of this.
- A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
verb
- make cool or cooler
- depress or discourage
- loose heat
- (intransitive, slang) To smoke marijuana.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) To become hard by rapid cooling.
- (transitive, figurative) To discourage, depress.
- (intransitive, slang) To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
- (intransitive) To become cold.
- (intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.
- (transitive) To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
adj
adj
- having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
- (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.
- marked by errorless familiarity
- so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
- extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
- feeling or showing no enthusiasm
- sexually unresponsive
- of a seeker; far from the object sought
- having lost freshness through passage of time
- without compunction or human feeling
- lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
- unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
- lacking the warmth of life
- (color) giving no sensation of warmth
- Distant; said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. Compare warm and hot.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
- (databases) Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.
- (usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart; down pat.
- Completely unprepared; without introduction.
- (painting) Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour.
- Without electrical power being supplied.
- Chilled, filled with an uncomfortable sense of fear, dread, or alarm.
- (usually with "have" transitively) Cornered; done for.
- (slang) Cool, impressive.
- Dispassionate; not prejudiced or partisan; impartial.
- (informal) Without compassion; heartless; ruthless.
- (of a thing) Having a low temperature.
- Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.
- Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.
- (informal) Not radioactive.
- (firearms) Not loaded with a round of live ammunition.
- Unfriendly; emotionally distant or unfeeling.
noun
- the sensation produced by low temperatures
- the absence of heat
- a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
- (countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, usually viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.
- (uncountable, slang) Rheum; sleepy dust.
- (uncountable) A condition of low temperature.
- (with 'the', figurative) A harsh place; a place of abandonment.
adv
adj
- turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
- Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
- (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value
- not convertible to cash
- absolutely still
- not thawed
- devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. ‘frozen prices’
- (banking) Of an account or assets, in a state such that transactions are not allowed.
- (grammar) Retaining an older, obsolete syntax of an earlier version of a language, which now operates only on a specific word or phrase.
- (figuratively) Immobilized.
verb
verb
- cause to become ice or icy
- put ice on or put on ice
- decorate with frosting
- (intransitive) To become ice; to freeze.
- (transitive) To make icy; to freeze.
- (transitive, ice hockey) To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.
- (transitive, slang) To defeat decisively.
- (transitive) To cool with ice, as an injured body part or a beverage.
- (transitive, slang) To murder.
- (transitive, ice hockey) To put out a team for a match.
- (transitive) To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
noun
- the frozen part of a body of water
- a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
- a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
- water frozen in the solid state
- a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
- diamonds
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- Money paid as a bribe.
- (slang) One or more diamonds.
- Water in frozen (solid) form.
- Elephant or rhinoceros ivory that has been poached and sold on the black market.
- (figuratively) Something having an extreme coldness of manner.
- A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
- (ice hockey) The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
- An artifact that has been smuggled, especially one that is either clear or shiny.
- (figuratively) Something, such as awkwardness, that prevents open social interaction.
- (astronomy) Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form, when discussing the composition of e.g. a planet as an ice giant vs a gas giant.
- (now dialectal) Icing; frosting ("a sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar").
- (drugs) The crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs, including methamphetamine.
- (physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
noun
- a period of weather warm enough to melt that which is frozen
- warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
- The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost
- (figuratively) A period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding.
- a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile
- the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
verb
- (intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
- (transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
- (impersonal, intransitive) To become sufficiently warm to melt ice and snow, said in reference to the weather.
- become or cause to become soft or liquid
noun
- the property of being moderately cold
- fearless self-possession in the face of danger
- a lack of affection or enthusiasm
- calm and unruffled self-assurance
- (often slang) Social advantage or enviability, typically due to traits like popularity, confidence, skill, or fashion.
- Indifference or an instance of indifference; lack of friendliness or interest not necessarily rising to hostility.
- Moderate chilliness.
- Calmness, confidence, or level-headedness.
noun
- the property of being moderately cold
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a small drink of liquor
- a small sharp bite or snip
- a tart spicy quality
- A small amount of food or drink, (particularly) a small amount of liquor.
- (nautical) A short turn in a rope.
- (Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario) A hamburger.
- A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
- Briskly cold weather.
- A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
- (papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another
- A pinch with the nails or teeth.
- A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
- A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
- (mining) A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.
- (slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A nipple, usually of a woman.
- A playful bite.
verb
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
- give a small sharp bite to
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- To taunt.
- (slang, vulgar) To have erect nipples.
- To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
- (informal) To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To squeeze or pinch.
- To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.
- To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
- To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
- To annoy, as by nipping.
noun
- weather cold enough to cause freezing
- ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
- the formation of frost or ice on a surface
- (figurative) Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.
- The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
- (television) A kind of light diffuser.
- A shade of white, like that of frost.
- A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
verb
- damage by frost
- decorate with frosting
- cover with frost
- provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance
- (transitive) To sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) to prevent it from slipping on ice.
- (transitive) To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost.
- (transitive) To bleach individual strands of hair while leaving adjacent strands untouched.
- (transitive) To cover with frost.
- (transitive, informal) To anger or annoy.
- (intransitive) To become covered with frost.
prefix
noun
- The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat.
- Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity.
- Lack of natural heat and vigor of body; impotency.
- Lack of or low sex drive; a persistent inability to become aroused or achieve sexual satisfaction.
- the absence of heat
- a lack of affection or enthusiasm
- sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse
noun
- The act of freezing.
- The process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena; an ice age
- A particular instance of glacier formation.
- the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
- the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action
prefix
adj
noun
adj
- extremely cold
- shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice
- devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- covered with or containing or consisting of ice
- Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
- (US, slang) To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.
- Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
- Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
adj
- extremely cold
- characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
- located at or near or coming from the earth's poles
- being of crucial importance
- of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
- having a pair of equal and opposite charges
- (geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
- (conceptual analysis) Of or relating to a pole (extreme) on any spectrum or field, such as an ideologically pure dogmatic position as opposed to any syncretic integration or balancing of competing principles.
- (mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.
- (linguistics, of a question) Having but two possible answers, yes and no.
- (chemistry) Having a dipole; ionic.
- (space sciences) Of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles.
noun
adj
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
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adv
noun
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adj
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noun
adj
verb
noun
- coldness due to a cold environment
- a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a sudden numbing dread
- A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
- A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
- A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
- An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.
- Calmness; equanimity.
- The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
- An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
- A chilling effect; an atmosphere of this.
- A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
verb
- make cool or cooler
- depress or discourage
- loose heat
- (intransitive, slang) To smoke marijuana.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) To become hard by rapid cooling.
- (transitive, figurative) To discourage, depress.
- (intransitive, slang) To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
- (intransitive) To become cold.
- (intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.
- (transitive) To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
adj
noun
- a period of weather warm enough to melt that which is frozen
- warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
- The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost
- (figuratively) A period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding.
- a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile
- the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
verb
- (intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
- (transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
- (impersonal, intransitive) To become sufficiently warm to melt ice and snow, said in reference to the weather.
- become or cause to become soft or liquid
noun
- the property of being moderately cold
- fearless self-possession in the face of danger
- a lack of affection or enthusiasm
- calm and unruffled self-assurance
- (often slang) Social advantage or enviability, typically due to traits like popularity, confidence, skill, or fashion.
- Indifference or an instance of indifference; lack of friendliness or interest not necessarily rising to hostility.
- Moderate chilliness.
- Calmness, confidence, or level-headedness.
noun
- the property of being moderately cold
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a small drink of liquor
- a small sharp bite or snip
- a tart spicy quality
- A small amount of food or drink, (particularly) a small amount of liquor.
- (nautical) A short turn in a rope.
- (Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario) A hamburger.
- A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
- Briskly cold weather.
- A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
- (papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another
- A pinch with the nails or teeth.
- A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
- A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
- (mining) A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.
- (slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A nipple, usually of a woman.
- A playful bite.
verb
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
- give a small sharp bite to
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- To taunt.
- (slang, vulgar) To have erect nipples.
- To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
- (informal) To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To squeeze or pinch.
- To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.
- To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
- To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
- To annoy, as by nipping.
verb
- cause to freeze
- To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.
- be very cold, below the freezing point
- change to ice
- stop moving or become immobilized
- change from a liquid to a solid when cold
- stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- anesthetize by cold
- be cold
- suddenly behave coldly and formally
- (intransitive, idiomatic) Of a person or other animal, to stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.
- (figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
- (transitive, ice hockey) To trap (the puck) so that it cannot be played.
- (intransitive, computing, software, idiomatic) Of a machine or system, to come to a sudden halt, to stop working (functioning).
- (transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.
- (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
- (intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
- (ambitransitive) To prevent from showing any visible change.
- (transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
- Of prices, spending etc., to keep at the same level, without any increase.
- (transitive) To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets
- (intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold.
noun
- weather cold enough to cause freezing
- fixing (of prices or wages etc.) at a particular level
- an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
- the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
- (computing) The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
- A halt of a regular operation.
- (curling) A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
- (business, finance) A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc.
- A period of intensely cold weather.
noun
- weather cold enough to cause freezing
- ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
- the formation of frost or ice on a surface
- (figurative) Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.
- The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
- (television) A kind of light diffuser.
- A shade of white, like that of frost.
- A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
verb
- damage by frost
- decorate with frosting
- cover with frost
- provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance
- (transitive) To sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) to prevent it from slipping on ice.
- (transitive) To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost.
- (transitive) To bleach individual strands of hair while leaving adjacent strands untouched.
- (transitive) To cover with frost.
- (transitive, informal) To anger or annoy.
- (intransitive) To become covered with frost.
noun
- The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat.
- Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity.
- Lack of natural heat and vigor of body; impotency.
- Lack of or low sex drive; a persistent inability to become aroused or achieve sexual satisfaction.
- the absence of heat
- a lack of affection or enthusiasm
- sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse
noun
- The act of freezing.
- The process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena; an ice age
- A particular instance of glacier formation.
- the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
- the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action
noun
noun
adj
verb
verb
- cause to freeze
- To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.
- be very cold, below the freezing point
- change to ice
- stop moving or become immobilized
- change from a liquid to a solid when cold
- stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- anesthetize by cold
- be cold
- suddenly behave coldly and formally
- (intransitive, idiomatic) Of a person or other animal, to stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.
- (figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
- (transitive, ice hockey) To trap (the puck) so that it cannot be played.
- (intransitive, computing, software, idiomatic) Of a machine or system, to come to a sudden halt, to stop working (functioning).
- (transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.
- (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
- (intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
- (ambitransitive) To prevent from showing any visible change.
- (transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
- Of prices, spending etc., to keep at the same level, without any increase.
- (transitive) To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets
- (intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold.
noun
- weather cold enough to cause freezing
- fixing (of prices or wages etc.) at a particular level
- an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
- the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
- (computing) The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
- A halt of a regular operation.
- (curling) A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
- (business, finance) A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc.
- A period of intensely cold weather.
verb
- cause to become ice or icy
- put ice on or put on ice
- decorate with frosting
- (intransitive) To become ice; to freeze.
- (transitive) To make icy; to freeze.
- (transitive, ice hockey) To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.
- (transitive, slang) To defeat decisively.
- (transitive) To cool with ice, as an injured body part or a beverage.
- (transitive, slang) To murder.
- (transitive, ice hockey) To put out a team for a match.
- (transitive) To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
noun
- the frozen part of a body of water
- a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
- a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
- water frozen in the solid state
- a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
- diamonds
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- Money paid as a bribe.
- (slang) One or more diamonds.
- Water in frozen (solid) form.
- Elephant or rhinoceros ivory that has been poached and sold on the black market.
- (figuratively) Something having an extreme coldness of manner.
- A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
- (ice hockey) The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
- An artifact that has been smuggled, especially one that is either clear or shiny.
- (figuratively) Something, such as awkwardness, that prevents open social interaction.
- (astronomy) Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form, when discussing the composition of e.g. a planet as an ice giant vs a gas giant.
- (now dialectal) Icing; frosting ("a sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar").
- (drugs) The crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs, including methamphetamine.
- (physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
adj
noun
adj
- having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
- (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.
- marked by errorless familiarity
- so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
- extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
- feeling or showing no enthusiasm
- sexually unresponsive
- of a seeker; far from the object sought
- having lost freshness through passage of time
- without compunction or human feeling
- lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
- unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
- lacking the warmth of life
- (color) giving no sensation of warmth
- Distant; said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. Compare warm and hot.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
- (databases) Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.
- (usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart; down pat.
- Completely unprepared; without introduction.
- (painting) Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour.
- Without electrical power being supplied.
- Chilled, filled with an uncomfortable sense of fear, dread, or alarm.
- (usually with "have" transitively) Cornered; done for.
- (slang) Cool, impressive.
- Dispassionate; not prejudiced or partisan; impartial.
- (informal) Without compassion; heartless; ruthless.
- (of a thing) Having a low temperature.
- Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.
- Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.
- (informal) Not radioactive.
- (firearms) Not loaded with a round of live ammunition.
- Unfriendly; emotionally distant or unfeeling.
noun
- the sensation produced by low temperatures
- the absence of heat
- a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
- (countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, usually viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.
- (uncountable, slang) Rheum; sleepy dust.
- (uncountable) A condition of low temperature.
- (with 'the', figurative) A harsh place; a place of abandonment.
adv
adj
- turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
- Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
- (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value
- not convertible to cash
- absolutely still
- not thawed
- devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. ‘frozen prices’
- (banking) Of an account or assets, in a state such that transactions are not allowed.
- (grammar) Retaining an older, obsolete syntax of an earlier version of a language, which now operates only on a specific word or phrase.
- (figuratively) Immobilized.
verb
adj
noun
adj
- extremely cold
- shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice
- devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- covered with or containing or consisting of ice
- Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
- (US, slang) To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.
- Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
- Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
adj
- extremely cold
- characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
- located at or near or coming from the earth's poles
- being of crucial importance
- of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
- having a pair of equal and opposite charges
- (geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
- (conceptual analysis) Of or relating to a pole (extreme) on any spectrum or field, such as an ideologically pure dogmatic position as opposed to any syncretic integration or balancing of competing principles.
- (mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.
- (linguistics, of a question) Having but two possible answers, yes and no.
- (chemistry) Having a dipole; ionic.
- (space sciences) Of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles.
noun
adj
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring