frostbite
About 0.38 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.
- verb To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- verb To engage in winter sailboating.
Similar words
cryopathy freezing frost burn frostnip frostburn immersion foot black frost froste frost ground frost
Often followed by
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Word family
frostbit frostbites frostbiting frostbitten
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