Unscramble frozen

Definition of frozen

adjective:

• turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North", "frozen pipes", "children skating on a frozen brook". Antonyms: unfrozen.
• absolutely still; "frozen with horror", "they stood rooted in astonishment". Synonyms: rooted, stock-still.
• devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting", "got a frosty reception", "a frozen look on their faces", "a glacial handshake", "icy stare", "wintry smile". Synonyms: frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, wintry.
• not thawed.
• (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods". Synonyms: flash-frozen, quick-frozen.
• not convertible to cash; "frozen assets".
• incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g.; "frozen prices", "living on fixed incomes". Synonyms: fixed.

verb:

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

Related words

fixate, glaciate, ice.

Rhymes with

ambrosian, chosen.