verb Download 🔗Share Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. Examples : "The lake froze solid." weather physics chemistry nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard. Examples : "The cold weather freezes the water in the birdbath. " weather physics science nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice. Examples : "The water in the birdbath freezes every winter night. " weather physics environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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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." technology computing electronics machine technical function 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." physiology animal human body sensation mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause someone to become motionless. Examples : "The sudden noise froze the children in their tracks. " action body physiology sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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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 icy wind freezes my face when I walk to school in the winter. " physiology sensation body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets Examples : "The government freezes the dictator's bank accounts to stop him from using the money. " finance business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A period of intensely cold weather. Examples : "The early freezes this year damaged many of the fruit trees. " weather nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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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 skip called for a "freezes" on the button, hoping to secure the point even with our opponent's last rock advantage. " sport 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" economy business finance job organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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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 museum guide pointed to the building's facade, explaining that the frieze, decorated with intricate carvings of mythical creatures, was positioned perfectly between the architrave and cornice. " architecture art 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 art history lecture focused on the elaborate friezes decorating the ancient Greek temples. " architecture building art 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 culture media Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
