1.
Frozen is the past participle of freeze .
2.
If the ground is ~ it has become very hard because the weather is very cold.
It was bitterly cold now and the ground was ~ hard.
...the ~ bleakness of the Far North.
ADJ
3.
Frozen food has been preserved by being kept at a very low temperature.
...~ desserts like ice cream.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
4.
If you say that you are ~, or a part of your body is ~, you are emphasizing that you feel very cold.
He put one hand up to his ~ face...
ADJ emphasis
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Frozen stiff means the same as ~ .
It was cold and damp; he pulled up his collar and was aware of being ~ stiff.
PHRASE: v-link PHR