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gelid(literary) Very cold; icy or frosty.
frigidVery cold; lacking warmth; icy.
coldnoun(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
polarnoun(geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
freezenoun(intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
arcticnoun(geography) Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape.
glacialnounOf, or relating to glaciers.
icynounPertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.

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WordDefinition
gelid(literary) Very cold; icy or frosty.
frigidVery cold; lacking warmth; icy.
icynounPertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
coldnoun(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
glacialnounOf, or relating to glaciers.
polarnoun(geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
arcticnoun(geography) Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape.
ice-coldnounAs cold as ice; very cold.
chillingnounCausing mild fear.
chillynounCold enough to cause discomfort.
freeze-upnounThe blocking of pipes due to freezing.
chilledCooled.
icedWith ice added.
icenounWater in frozen (solid) form.
condensationnounThe act or process of condensing or of being condensed
condensatenoun(physics) A liquid that is the product of condensation of a gas, i.e. of steam.
frostnounA cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
refrigerationnounThe process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.
refrigerantnounA substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change between gas and liquid to allow the cooling, as in refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.
freezernounAn appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

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