frozen

Everyday

1. Frozen means turned into ice or made hard by cold: a frozen lake. tree →
2. Frozen food is kept very cold in a freezer so it lasts longer. tree →
3. Frozen can mean very cold: my hands are frozen. tree →
4. Frozen can mean not able to move, for example from fear, or a computer that has stopped working. tree →

In the lessons

In science, water becomes frozen (solid ice) at 0 °C; freezing is a change of state from liquid to solid, and frozen water expands. In safety lessons never walk or skate on a frozen pond or lake unless adults say the ice is safe; ice can be thin and break. In everyday life frozen peas and ice cream come from the freezer. Phrases: frozen solid, frozen food, frozen with fear, frozen stiff.

Examples

• The pond is frozen, but the ice might be too thin to walk on. tree →
• Mum took frozen peas out of the freezer. tree →
• My fingers are frozen; I forgot my gloves. tree →
• She was frozen with fear when she saw the snake. tree →
• Water is frozen at zero degrees Celsius. tree →
• The computer has frozen; I can't click on anything. tree →
• We had frozen yoghurt for dessert. tree →
• The milk bottle cracked because the frozen milk got bigger. tree →

Note

Forms of freeze: freeze, froze (past), frozen (after has/had/was). Say «the lake has frozen», not «has froze». Water freezes at 0 °C (32 °F). A bag of frozen peas wrapped in a cloth can help cool a bump; never put ice straight on bare skin for long.

In Jewish tradition

Here it means turned to ice, as part of God's power over nature in Job. In the primary lessons: In science, water becomes frozen (solid ice) at 0 °C; freezing is a change of state from liquid to solid, and frozen water expands. In safety lessons never walk or skate on a frozen pond or lake unless adults say the ice is safe; ice can be thin and break. In everyday life frozen peas and ice cream come from the freezer. Phrases: frozen solid, frozen food, frozen with fear, frozen stiff.

Examples

• The waters are congealed like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. (Writings JOB.38.30, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Forms of freeze: freeze, froze (past), frozen (after has/had/was). Say «the lake has frozen», not «has froze». Water freezes at 0 °C (32 °F). A bag of frozen peas wrapped in a cloth can help cool a bump; never put ice straight on bare skin for long.