frostbite B2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈfrɑːstbaɪt/ UK /ˈfrɒstbaɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #23065 Meanings 1 noun injury and possible destruction of body tissue caused by exposure to severe cold The climber developed frostbite in two fingers after losing a glove. 2 verb to injure living tissue through exposure to freezing cold A bitter wind can frostbite exposed skin within minutes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · injury and possible... cold injuryfreezing injury 2 verb · to injure living tissue... freezenip Word family Forms frostbitten Derived forms frostbitten Related forms frosthypothermiafreeze Etymology A compound of frost + bite, likening cold's injury to the wound of a bite. The irregular participle frostbitten follows the pattern of bite and bitten. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # frostbite **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈfrɑːstbaɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfrɒstbaɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 23065 ## Meanings 1. injury and possible destruction of body tissue caused by exposure to severe cold 2. to injure living tissue through exposure to freezing cold ## Examples - The climber developed frostbite in two fingers after losing a glove. - A bitter wind can frostbite exposed skin within minutes. ## Synonyms - cold injury - freezing injury ## Derived Forms - frostbitten ## Related Forms - frost - hypothermia - freeze ## Etymology A compound of frost + bite, likening cold's injury to the wound of a bite. The irregular participle frostbitten follows the pattern of bite and bitten. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown