Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defrost

/diːˈfɹɔst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: de-frost
IPA: /diːˈfɹɔst/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove frost from.

Transitive verb

verb

To thaw (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To recover from something tiresome.

Informal; Intransitive verb

noun

The removal of frost.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I have just defrosted the fridge."
"After leaving the service, he [Jack Schweibold] flew for Chicago Helicopter Airways and Butler Aviation as a jack-of-all-trades. “I flew the first traffic patrol for the Chicago freeways, defrosted tomato crops by keeping the wind blowing on them so the frost couldn’t form,[…]” he says."
"Will you defrost the chops for supper tonight?"
"See you tomorrow evening; I'll have defrosted from my trip by then."
"But only recently has automatic quick defrost appeared on production models of domestic refrigerators."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- 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 defrost From de- + frost.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /diːˈfɹɔst/
British English: /diːˈfɹɒst/

Usage

Inflected Forms

defrosts (present, singular) defrosting (participle, present) defrosted (participle, past) defrosted (past) defrosts (plural)

Derived Forms

autodefrost defrostable defrostee defroster

Synonyms

deice de-ice

Rhymes With

lost low-cost crossed frost exhaust tossed criss-crossed embossed aust glossed lacoste accost

Questions

How do you pronounce defrost?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈfɹɔst/.
What does defrost mean?: To remove frost from.
Where does defrost come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- 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 defrost From de- + frost.

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