I. fro ‧ zen 1 /ˈfrəʊz ə n $ ˈfroʊ-/ BrE AmE
the past participle of ↑ freeze 1
II. frozen 2 BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ freeze , ↑ freezer , ↑ freezing , ↑ antifreeze ; adjective : ↑ freezing , ↑ frozen ; verb : ↑ freeze ; adverb : ↑ freezing ]
1 . FOOD frozen food has been stored at a very low temperature in order to preserve it ⇨ freeze :
You can use fresh or frozen fish.
frozen peas
2 . be frozen (stiff) spoken to feel very cold:
You must be frozen! Come and sit by the fire.
3 . EARTH earth that is frozen is so cold it has become very hard:
The ground is frozen for most of the year.
the frozen wastes of Siberia
4 . AREA OF WATER a river, lake etc that is frozen has a layer of ice on the surface
5 . be frozen with fear/terror/fright to be so afraid, shocked etc that you cannot move
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THESAURUS
■ food, liquid, or something you touch
▪ cold :
The water’s too cold for swimming.
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a cold stone floor
▪ cool a little cold, especially in a way that seems pleasant:
a nice cool drink
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cool white sheets
▪ freezing (cold) very cold:
His friends pulled him from the freezing water.
▪ chilled food and drinks that are chilled have been deliberately made cold:
a bottle of chilled champagne
▪ frozen kept at a temperature which is below zero:
frozen peas