verb Download 🔗Share Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. Examples : "The lake froze solid." weather physics chemistry nature science condition essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard. Examples : "The chef froze the extra soup to save it for later. " weather physics science essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice. Examples : "The temperature froze last night, so the puddles in the schoolyard are now covered in ice. " weather physics science essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be affected by extreme cold. Examples : "The farmer had to freeze his crops overnight because of the extreme cold. " weather physics nature condition essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning). Examples : "Since the last update, the program freezes / freezes up after a few minutes of use." computing technology electronics machine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of people and other animals) To stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc. Examples : "Despite all of the rehearsals, I froze up as soon as I got on stage." animal human action body sensation essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause someone to become motionless. Examples : "The sudden loud noise made the children freeze in their seats. " body physiology sensation essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize. Examples : "Over time, he froze towards her, and ceased to react to her friendly advances." emotion attitude character human mind society essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill. Examples : "The cold weather froze the pond, making it solid enough to walk across. " weather sensation physiology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets Examples : "The bank froze the family's savings account after they missed several payments. " finance business economy law government essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Of prices, spending etc., to keep at the same level, without any increase. Examples : "The company froze prices on their school supplies to avoid raising costs for students. " economy finance business essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A period of intensely cold weather. Examples : "The freeze lasted for three days, making it difficult to go to school. " weather nature environment essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A halt of a regular operation. Examples : "The freeze in the school's lunch program caused a temporary shortage of sandwiches. " economy business essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs. Examples : "The computer program experienced a freeze during the presentation, preventing us from moving to the next slide. " computing technology electronics internet machine technical system essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out. Examples : "The curling team executed a perfect freeze, stopping their stone right next to the opponent's, making it very difficult to remove. " sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc. Examples : "a hiring freeze; a pay freeze" business economy finance job essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side. Examples : "My grandmother used a thick, warm freeze to make a cozy blanket for the grandkids. " material wear essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture. Examples : "The frieze above the door featured intricate sculptures of mythical creatures. " architecture part style building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. Examples : "The antique dresser featured a beautiful freeze depicting scenes from mythology. " architecture art style building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A banner with a series of pictures. Examples : "The classroom had an alphabet frieze that showed an animal for each letter." art media entertainment essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading