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frostbite
 
SYLLABICATION:frost·bite
PRONUNCIATION:  frôstbt, frst-
NOUN: Injury or destruction of skin and underlying tissue, most often that of the nose, ears, fingers, or toes, resulting from prolonged exposure to freezing or subfreezing temperatures.
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: frost·bit (-bt), frost·bit·ten (-btn), frost·bit·ing, frost·bites
To injure or damage by freezing.
 
 
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