FREEZES
/ˈfɹiːzɪz/
19
Scrabble
19
WWF
F(4) R(1) E(1) E(1) Z(10) E(1) S(1)
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Definition
/ˈfɹiːzɪz/
verb
- Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.“The lake froze solid.”
- To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.“Don't freeze meat twice.”
- To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.“It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh.”
- To be affected by extreme cold.“Don't go outside wearing just a t-shirt; you'll freeze!”
- (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).“Since the last update, the program freezes / freezes up after a few minutes of use.”
noun
- A period of intensely cold weather.
- A halt of a regular operation.
- The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
- 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.
- A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc.“a hiring freeze; a pay freeze”
noun
- A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
noun
- 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.
- Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture.
- A banner with a series of pictures.“The classroom had an alphabet frieze that showed an animal for each letter.”
Source: Wiktionary
