frozen

UK /ˈfɹəʊzn̩/ US /ˈfɹoʊzn̩/

adj 4

Definitions

adj

Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.

The mammoth has been frozen for ten thousand years.

frozen pizza

Immobilized.

I just stood frozen in terror as the robber pointed at me with his gun.

Of an account or assets, in a state such that transactions are not allowed.

Retaining an older, obsolete syntax of an earlier version of a language, which now operates only on a specific word or phrase.

"Dice" is a frozen plural.

Collocations

ADJ.

ahead, cold, mammoth, many, over, solid, variable

The frozen mammoth was discovered in the Arctic ice after thousands of years.

VERB + FROZEN

boat, boil, bring, dying, keep, party, suffering

The rescue team managed to bring the frozen boat back to shore before the storm hit.

FROZEN + NOUN

asparagus, death, food, lobster, pizza, shoulder, yogurt

I bought some frozen lobster from the supermarket for dinner last night.

PREP.

during, from, in

The lake was frozen during the entire winter, so we could safely walk across it.

ADV.

almost, highly, nearly, permanently

The lake was nearly frozen solid by the end of winter.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — incapable of being changed or moved or undone

fixed

adjective — (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly t

flash-frozen
quick-frozen

adjective — devoid of warmth and cordiality

Antonyms

unfrozen

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The mammoth has been frozen for ten thousand years.

Wiktionary

frozen pizza

Wiktionary

The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters … But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo stea

Wiktionary

The sea ice is highly variable - frozen solid during cold, calm weather and broken up in large areas of open water during storms.

Tatoeba · #22233

We were nearly frozen to death.

Tatoeba · #23280

Lake Akan is frozen over.

Tatoeba · #28743

Usage Notes

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