Definition of FROZEN

frozen

Meanings

Verb

  • stop moving or become immobilized
  • change to ice
  • be cold
  • cause to freeze
  • stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
  • be very cold, below the freezing point
  • change from a liquid to a solid when cold
  • prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
  • anesthetize by cold
  • suddenly behave coldly and formally
  • past participle of freeze

Adjective

  • turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
    • "the frozen North"
    • "frozen pipes"
    • "children skating on a frozen brook"

Adjective Satellite

  • absolutely still
    • "frozen with horror"
  • devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
    • "a frozen look on their faces"
  • not thawed
  • (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value
    • "frozen foods"
  • not convertible to cash
    • "frozen assets"
  • incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g.
    • "frozen prices"

Adj

  • Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
  • Immobilized.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English frozen, frosen, ifrozen, variant of froren, ifroren ("frozen"; > see frorn), past participle of Middle English fresen, freosen (“to freeze”). By surface analysis, freeze + -n.

Synonyms

block, fixed, flash-frozen, freeze, freeze down, freeze out, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, immobilise, immobilize, quick-frozen, rooted, stock-still, stop dead, suspend, wintry

Scrabble Score: 18

frozen is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
frozen is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
frozen is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

frozen is a valid Words With Friends word