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Frozen

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Adjective

1. frozen

turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

Example Sentences:
'the frozen North'
'frozen pipes'
'children skating on a frozen brook'

2. frozen, rooted, stock-still

absolutely still

Example Sentences:
'frozen with horror'
'they stood rooted in astonishment'

3. frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

Example Sentences:
'a frigid greeting'
'got a frosty reception'
'a frozen look on their faces'
'a glacial handshake'
'icy stare'
'wintry smile'

4. frozen

not thawed

5. flash-frozen, frozen, quick-frozen

(used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value

Example Sentences:
'frozen foods'

6. frozen

not convertible to cash

Example Sentences:
'frozen assets'

7. fixed, frozen

incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g.

Example Sentences:
'frozen prices'
'living on fixed incomes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Frozen

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verb
1.  the past participle of freeze
adjective
2. 
turned into or covered with ice
3. 
obstructed or blocked by ice
4. 
killed, injured, or stiffened by extreme cold
5. 
(of a region or climate) icy or snowy
6. 
(of food) preserved by a freezing process
7. 
a. 
(of prices, wages, etc) arbitrarily pegged at a certain level
b. 
(of business assets) not convertible into cash, as by government direction or business conditions
8. 
frigid, unfeeling, or disdainful in manner
9. 
motionless or unyielding
he was frozen with horror

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Frozen

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verb intransitive, verb transitive
1.  pp. of
freeze
adjective
2. 
turned into or covered with ice; congealed by cold
3. 
injured, damaged, or killed by freezing
4. 
having heavy frosts and extreme cold
the frozen polar wastes
5. 
preserved or prepared by freezing, as food
6. 
affected as if turned into ice; made motionless
frozen with terror
7. 
without warmth or affection in behavior, manners, etc.
8. 
arbitrarily kept at a fixed level or in a fixed position
9. 
not capable of being spent, transferred, sold, etc. as by legal action
frozen assets

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Frozen

see synonyms of frozen
v.
Past participle of freeze.
adj.
1. Made into, covered with, or surrounded by ice.
2. Very cold: the frozen North.
3. Preserved by freezing: frozen meat.
4.
a. Rendered immobile: frozen in their tracks with fear.
b. Immobile, as from pain or inflammation. Used of a joint: a frozen shoulder.
5. Expressive of cold unfriendliness or disdain: a frozen look on their faces.
6.
a. Kept at a fixed level: frozen rents.
b. Impossible to withdraw, sell, or liquidate: frozen assets.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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