Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with frost in American Collocation
frost
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/frɔst/
severe
bitter
hard
heavy
prolonged
severe
sharp
thick
widespread
On Christmas morning there was a hard frost.
mild
light
moderate
slight
There was a thin sheet of ice on the windscreen, so there must have been a slight frost in the night.
on the ground/in the air
air
ground
The following morning there was brilliant blue sunshine and a ground frost.
at a particular time of day
morning
night
overnight
Even in April we still have the occasional night frost.
at a particular time of year
autumn
early
first
late
spring
winter
Cold springs with late frosts in May and early June cause problems.
survive
tolerate
withstand
The plant is hardy and withstands frost.
damage
protection
The farmers have insurance against storm and frost damage.