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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g.
Example:
living on fixed incomes
Synonyms:
fixed; frozen
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Similar:
unchangeable (not changeable or subject to change)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not convertible to cash
Example:
frozen assets
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nondisposable ((of assets) unavailable for use)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value
Example:
frozen foods
Synonyms:
flash-frozen; frozen; quick-frozen
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Adjectives
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preserved (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
Example:
children skating on a frozen brook
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Adjectives
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frostbitten (injured by freezing or partial freezing)
frost-bound ((of the ground) made hard by frost)
glaciated (covered with ice (as by a glacier) or affected by glacial action)
icebound (locked in by ice)
ice-clogged (obstructed by ice)
icy (covered with or containing or consisting of ice)
sleety (consisting of or of the nature of frozen or partially frozen rain)
unthawed (still frozen)
Also:
cold (having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration)
unmelted (not melted)
Antonym:
unfrozen (not frozen)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
Example:
wintry smile
Synonyms:
frigid; frosty; frozen; glacial; icy; wintry
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Adjectives
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cold (extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Not thawed
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Adjectives
Similar:
unmelted (not melted)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Absolutely still
Example:
they stood rooted in astonishment
Synonyms:
frozen; rooted; stock-still
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Adjectives
Similar:
nonmoving; unmoving (not in motion)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past participle of the verb freeze
Context examples:
His face is skin and bones and frozen black. It is a hungry face. The eyes are deep-sunk in his head, and the lips are snarling.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
I sat frozen with horror for a minute or two.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
And it always ended in “Kitty, a fair but frozen maid.”
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Or go skiing in rugged mountains and enter a gorgeous winter wonderland. (Snow is frozen water, of course, so snow, too, is ruled by Pisces.)
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Mars has water vapor and plenty of frozen water, but the presence of liquid water on the neighboring planet, a necessity for all known life, has not been confirmed.
(NASA spacecraft observes further evidence of dry ice gullies on Mars, NASA)
The researchers were also able to rule out that the features were actually on the surface of Titan in the form of frozen methane rain or icy lavas.
(Dust Storms on Titan Spotted for the First Time, NASA)
A solution that is reconstituted from a frozen pre-mixed form intended for intravenous administration simultaneously with an established compatible maintenance infusion drug by a mutual intravenous access.
(Frozen Premix Intravenous Piggyback Solution Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
Sample is frozen and not tested immediately.
(Frozen Delayed Testing, Food and Drug Administration)
Tissue that is not frozen or embedded in preservatives
(Fresh Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)
A thin slice of tissue cut from a frozen specimen, often used for rapid microscopic diagnosis.
(Frozen Section, NCI Thesaurus)
