Unscramble freezes

Definition of freeze

noun:

• the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid. Synonyms: freezing.
• weather cold enough to cause freezing. Synonyms: frost.
• an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race", "a nuclear freeze". Synonyms: halt.
• fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring".

verb:

• stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze". Synonyms: stop dead.
• change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze". Antonyms: boil.
• be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on".
• cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food".
• stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country". Synonyms: suspend.
• be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo".
• change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit". Synonyms: freeze down, freeze out.
• prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds", "Freeze the assets of this hostile government". Synonyms: block, immobilise, immobilize. Antonyms: unblock, unfreeze.
• anesthetize by cold.
• suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband".

Related words

fixate, frost, glaciate, ice, icing, lyophilisation, lyophilization.

Words nearby

breeze, freezer, frieze.

Rhymes with

annamese, appease, balinese, belize, breeze, burmese, cadiz, cantonese, cheese, chemise, chinese, congolese, disease, displease, ease, expertise, frieze, japanese, javanese, journalese.