jack frost
/ˌdʒæk ˈfɹɑst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A personification of frosty weather or winter.
Example Sentences
- "This time of Year being cold and frosty generally speaking, or when Jack Frost commonly takes us by the Nose, the Diversions are always within Doors, either in Exercise or by the Fire-side."
- "Well, and the inside is all lined with skins, warm enough; and there's a fire in the middle; [...] Jack frost may whistle out doors if he pleases, but he can hardly get his nose in here."
- "December's severely cold nights made dreadful havoc with the soldiers[’] toes on the out posts, where for six long hours without fire or aught to shield from Jack Frost’s intrusion, they trod their lonely beat, dreaming of home and friends far away."
- "Autumn has given way to winter once more, and happily the late and heavy rains fattened the ripening crops now reaping; and left everywhere through this district a thick growth of grass, for winter grazing; long enough, generally, to shield from Jack Frost, by its ample tops and seed heads, a bite of succulent stalk above the roots."
- "Ma said that Jack Frost came in the night and made the pictures, while everyone was asleep. Laura thought that Jack Frost was a little man all snowy white, wearing a glittering white pointed cap and soft white kneeboots made of deerskin."
- "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire / Jack Frost nipping at your nose / Yuletide carols being sung by a choir / And folks dressed up like Eskimos"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌdʒæk ˈfɹɑst/
- British English: /ˌdʒæk ˈfɹɒst/