English Explanatory Dictionary

frostbite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.
verb
  1. To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost.
  2. To engage in winter sailboating.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-frostbite.wav

Word forms

frostbite frostbites frostbiting frostbit frostbitten

Etymology

From frost + bite.

Derived words

frostbitten
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