freeze: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 18 letter points · starts with F · ends with E
Meaning of freeze
verb
- copulative, intransitive
Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
Example: The lake froze solid.
- transitive
To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
Example: Don't freeze meat twice.
- intransitive
To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
Example: It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh.
- informal, intransitive
To be affected by extreme cold.
Example: It's freezing in here!
Listed forms: freezes, freezing, froze, frore, frozen.
Source: Wiktionary — freeze.
noun
A period of intensely cold weather.
A halt of a regular operation.
The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
Listed forms: freezes.
Source: Wiktionary — freeze.
noun
- alt-of, obsolete
Obsolete form of frieze.
Base or related entry: frieze.
Listed forms: freezes.
Source: Wiktionary — freeze.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for freeze.
noun
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
noun
weather cold enough to cause freezing
noun
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
verb
stop moving or become immobilized
- stop dead
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is freeze in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of freeze
F(4) + R(1) + E(1) + E(1) + Z(10) + E(1) = 18 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of freeze
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from freeze
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