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noun
Icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: glazing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A layer of frost.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The theft of a car while it is left unattended, especially when its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the car.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of frost
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: icing, ice
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: topping
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *prustós Proto-Germanic *frustaz Proto-West Germanic *frost Old English frost Middle English frost English frost English -ing English frosting From frost + -ing.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
