frozen
past participle of freeze.
congealed by cold; turned into ice.
covered with ice, as a stream.
frigid; very cold.
injured or killed by frost or cold.
obstructed by ice, as pipes.
chilly or cold in manner; unfeeling: a frozen stare.
rigid; immobilized: The child was frozen with fear.
quick-frozen: frozen foods.
(of food) chilled or refrigerated.
(especially of a drink) mixed with ice and frappéed in an electric blender.
in a form that is not readily convertible into cash; not liquid: frozen assets.
not permitted to be changed or incapable of being altered; fixed: frozen rents; frozen salaries.
Canasta. (of the discard pile) unable to be picked up by a player unless the player's hand contains a natural pair to match the top card of the pile.: Compare freeze (def. 30a)
Origin of frozen
1Other words from frozen
- fro·zen·ly, adverb
- fro·zen·ness, noun
- pre·fro·zen, adjective
- un·fro·zen, adjective
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How to use frozen in a sentence
However, Betty promptly gave her a pinch that was realistic enough to be felt in spite of all her frozenness.
The Camp Fire Girls Amid the Snows | Margaret Vandercook
British Dictionary definitions for frozen
/ (ˈfrəʊzən) /
the past participle of freeze
turned into or covered with ice
obstructed or blocked by ice
killed, injured, or stiffened by extreme cold
(of a region or climate) icy or snowy
(of food) preserved by a freezing process
(of prices, wages, etc) arbitrarily pegged at a certain level
(of business assets) not convertible into cash, as by government direction or business conditions
frigid, unfeeling, or disdainful in manner
motionless or unyielding: he was frozen with horror
Derived forms of frozen
- frozenly, adverb
- frozenness, noun
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