Frost vs. Snow

Frost vs. Snow — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Frost and Snow

Frostnoun

A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.

Snownoun

(uncountable) The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation.

Frostnoun

The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.

Snownoun

(uncountable) Any similar frozen form of a gas or liquid.

Frostnoun

(figurative) Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.

Snownoun

(uncountable) A shade of the color white.

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Frostnoun

(obsolete) The act of freezing; the congelation of water or other liquid.

Snownoun

(uncountable) The moving pattern of random dots displayed on a television, etc., when no transmission signal is being received.

Frostnoun

A shade of white, like that of frost.

Snownoun

Cocaine.

Frostnoun

A disappointment; a cheat.

Snownoun

(countable) A snowfall; a blanket of frozen, crystalline water.

We have had several heavy snows this year.''
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Frostverb

(transitive) To cover with frost.

Snownoun

(nautical) A square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig only in that she has a trysail mast close abaft the mainmast, on which a large trysail is hoisted.

Frostverb

(intransitive) To become covered with frost.

Snowverb

(impersonal) To have snow fall from the sky.

It is snowing.It started to snow.

Frostverb

(transitive) To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost.

Snowverb

(colloquial) To hoodwink someone, especially by presenting confusing information.

Frostverb

(transitive) To anger or annoy.

I think the boss's decision frosted him a bit.

Snowverb

(poker) To bluff in draw poker by refusing to draw any cards.

Frostverb

(transitive) To sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) to prevent it from slipping on ice.

Snownoun

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

Frostnoun

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

Snownoun

a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground

Frostnoun

weather cold enough to cause freezing

Snownoun

English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980)

Frostnoun

the formation of frost or ice on a surface

Snownoun

street names for cocaine

Frostnoun

United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)

Snowverb

fall as snow;

It was snowing all night

Frostverb

decorate with frosting;

frost a cake

Snowverb

conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end;

He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well

Frostverb

provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance;

frost the glassshe frosts her hair

Frostverb

cover with frost;

ice crystals frosted the glass

Frostverb

damage by frost;

The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and athey turned brown