frozen

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

- the frozen North

- frozen pipes

- children skating on a frozen brook

Similar word(s): frostbitten, glaciated, icebound, icy, sleety, unthawed, cold, unmelted

2. absolutely still

- frozen with horror

Similar word(s): nonmoving, unmoving, rooted

3. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

- a frozen look on their faces

Similar word(s): cold, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, wintry

4. not thawed

Similar word(s): unmelted

5. (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value

- frozen foods

Similar word(s): preserved

6. not convertible to cash

- frozen assets

Similar word(s): nondisposable

7. incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g.

- frozen prices

Similar word(s): unchangeable, fixed

Sentences with frozen as an adjective:

- The mammoth has been frozen for ten thousand years.

- I just stood frozen as the robber pointed at me with his gun.

verb

1. past participle of freeze

- The mammoth was frozen shortly after death.