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freeze
fixing (of prices or wages etc.) at a particular level
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- REEZ
- Scrabble score
- 18
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
fixing (of prices or wages etc.) at a particular level
“a freeze on hiring”
noun
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
“a halt in the arms race”
noun
weather cold enough to cause freezing
noun
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
verb
suddenly behave coldly and formally
“She froze when she saw her ex-husband”
verb
anesthetize by cold
verb
be cold
“I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on”
verb
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
“Blocked funds”
verb
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
“Suspend the aid to the war-torn country”
verb
change to ice
“The water in the bowl froze”
verb
cause to freeze
“Freeze the leftover food”
verb
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
“Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit”
verb
stop moving or become immobilized
“When he saw the police car he froze”
verb
be very cold, below the freezing point
“It is freezing in Kalamazoo”
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Example Sentences
a freeze on hiring
a halt in the arms race
a nuclear freeze
She froze when she saw her ex-husband
I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on
Blocked funds
Freeze the assets of this hostile government
Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
The water in the bowl froze
Freeze the leftover food
Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit
When he saw the police car he froze
It is freezing in Kalamazoo
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