Collocations for frost - noun
1. weather condition
ADJ.
bitter, great, hard, heavy, severe, sharp | light | early, first, late
The young plants all died in the late frost.
The young plants all died in the late frost.
autumn, spring, winter | ground
a heavy ground frost
a heavy ground frost
night
QUANT.
touch
There was just a touch of frost in the air.
There was just a touch of frost in the air.
degree
There were ten degrees of frost last night.
There were ten degrees of frost last night.
FROST + VERB
set in
The winter frosts have set in up north.
The winter frosts have set in up north.
nip at sth
The sharp frost nipped at our noses.
The sharp frost nipped at our noses.
2. very thin layer of little pieces of ice
ADJ.
white
VERB + FROST
be covered in/with
The windows were covered in frost.
The windows were covered in frost.
VERB + FROST
melt
The car was wet with melting frost.
The car was wet with melting frost.