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slush (n. U) - partly melted snow:
- The hailstones were turning into slush on the road.
frost - 1. (n. U) white powder that covers the ground when it is very cold
(= hoar-frost)
- The grass and trees were white with frost.
2. (n. C) very cold weather, when water freezes:
- It’s pleasant when the frost lasts and there’s a nip in the air.
- The frost breaks.
late / early frost
- Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost.
sharp / hard / severe / ringing frost - extremely cold weather
- It was a ringing frost.
- Our pipes burst in the hard frost.
frosty (adj.)
- frosty winter mornings
- The air is frosty.
icy (adj.) - covered with ice and very slippery (icy / icier / iciest):
- Be careful! The roads are icy this morning.
icicle (n. C) - a long thin pointed piece of ice hanging from a roof / other
surface:
- Look! The icicles are sparkling in the sun.
slippery (adj.) - a slippery surface is so smooth or wet or icy that it is difficult to
stand or walk safely on it:
- Be careful! The floor is very slippery.
- Ice is making the roads slippery today.
7) CLOUDY
cloudy (adj.) - if the weather is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky.
- a cloudy day
- cloudy / cloudier / cloudiest
dull (adj.) - if the weather is dull, it is cloudy and there is no sunshine.
- It will be dry but dull this morning, with the possibility of showers
later in the day.
grey (adj., especially written) - cloudy and not at all bright
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