FREEZE
Scrabble letter values: F4R1E1E1Z10E1 = 18
Definition
- noun the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid. — synonyms: freezing
- noun weather cold enough to cause freezing. — synonyms: frost
- noun an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement. — synonyms: halt
- noun fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level.
- verb stop moving or become immobilized. — synonyms: stop_dead
- verb change to ice.
- verb be cold.
- verb cause to freeze.
- verb stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it. — synonyms: suspend
- verb be very cold, below the freezing point.
- verb change from a liquid to a solid when cold. — synonyms: freeze_out, freeze_down
- verb prohibit the conversion or use of (assets). — synonyms: block, immobilize, immobilise
- verb anesthetize by cold.
- verb suddenly behave coldly and formally.
Examples
- “a halt in the arms race”
- “a nuclear freeze”
- “a freeze on hiring”