Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Made into, covered with, or surrounded by ice.
- adjective Very cold.
- adjective Preserved by freezing.
- adjective Rendered immobile.
- adjective Immobile, as from pain or inflammation. Used of a joint.
- adjective Expressive of cold unfriendliness or disdain.
- adjective Kept at a fixed level.
- adjective Impossible to withdraw, sell, or liquidate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Congealed by cold; converted into or covered with ice.
- Cold; frosty; frigid; subject to severe frost: as, the frozen climates of the north.
- Chill or cold in manner; void of sympathy; wanting in feeling or interest; chilling.
- Void of natural heat or vigor; numbed; hence, void of passion or emotion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Congealed with cold; affected by freezing.
- adjective Subject to frost, or to long and severe cold; chilly
- adjective rare Cold-hearted; unsympathetic; unyielding.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective In the state of that which
freezes ; inice form. - adjective
immobilized - adjective in a state such that
transactions are not allowed. - verb Past participle of
freeze
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
- adjective not convertible to cash
- adjective incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g.
- adjective not thawed
- adjective absolutely still
- adjective devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- adjective (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value
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Examples
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Doing so causes the address book window to appear all white (as if it has frozen and is about to force quit itself ~ +though it's not frozen+);
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I can have my order delivered fresh or frozen and usually choose frozen since it’s easier to move it to the freezer when it arrives….and really, when you’re receiving 100-200 pounds of beef at a time, there is no real point to getting it fresh – you can’t eat it fast enough so it’ll spoil…..frozen works for us!
Another reason to eat grass-fed beef | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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She took a call on her radio, her expression frozen in place.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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She took a call on her radio, her expression frozen in place.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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"If you look at all the other stuff called 'Blue-Gray,' this was the grandfather of all the other Blue-Gray things in town," said Durden Dean, the president before Kyser, who has had his title frozen by the association since 2005.
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"If you look at all the other stuff called 'Blue-Gray,' this was the grandfather of all the other Blue-Gray things in town," said Durden Dean, the president before Kyser, who has had his title frozen by the association since 2005.
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Ariana stared with her expression frozen, stunned by his bitter words.
Star Trek: TNG: Losing the Peace William Leisner 2009
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Ariana stared with her expression frozen, stunned by his bitter words.
Star Trek: TNG: Losing the Peace William Leisner 2009
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She turned to him with a white face, her expression frozen.
The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008
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She turned to him with a white face, her expression frozen.
The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008
lampbane commented on the word frozen
"You only see what your eyes want to see
How can life be what you want it to be
You're frozen
When your heart's not open"
January 25, 2007