Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To freeze a second time.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
freeze again. - verb intransitive To
freeze again.
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Examples
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If the appliance thermometer reads 40 degrees F or below, the food is safe to refreeze.
FDA food safety and other tips for hurricane preparedness 2011
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Each year, millions of square kilometers of sea ice melt and refreeze.
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In these cases, the snow flake completely melts and cannot refreeze because it has no small ice crystal to get start forming.
Why was there ice before snow Tues. night? Wes Junker 2011
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If the appliance thermometer reads 40 degrees F or below, the food is safe to refreeze.
FDA food safety and other tips for hurricane preparedness 2011
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For a fraction of its GDP, Bangladesh could refreeze the ice caps using sulfur aerosols (though, in a typical trade-off, this might affect its monsoons).
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Also, from a food safety perspective, never refreeze uncooked meat.
Use Your Freezer Efficiently To Save Money (and Food) | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Alternately I sparkle with discovery, laughter and joy, then refreeze into old patterns of fear and distrust evocative of the historic, protective cold of my personal winter, where voices warn me that I'm "not enough," that I'm "going to get hurt."
Rachael Freed: Legacy Writing: (R)evolution Rachael Freed 2011
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For a fraction of its GDP, Bangladesh could refreeze the ice caps using sulfur aerosols (though, in a typical trade-off, this might affect its monsoons).
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Alternately I sparkle with discovery, laughter and joy, then refreeze into old patterns of fear and distrust evocative of the historic, protective cold of my personal winter, where voices warn me that I'm "not enough," that I'm "going to get hurt."
Rachael Freed: Legacy Writing: (R)evolution Rachael Freed 2011
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For a fraction of its GDP, Bangladesh could refreeze the ice caps using sulfur aerosols (though, in a typical trade-off, this might affect its monsoons).
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