'Frostbite' definitions:
Definition of 'frostbite'
(from WordNet)
noun
Destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene [syn: frostbite, cryopathy]
Definition of 'Frostbite'
From: GCIDE
- Frostbite \Frost"bite\, n. The freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the body, as the ears, fingers, toes, or nose. Severe frostbite can lead to the loss of fingers or toes. --Kane.
Definition of 'Frostbite'
From: GCIDE
- Frostbite \Frost`bite"\, v. t. To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost. [1913 Webster]
- My wife up and with Mrs. Pen to walk in the fields to frostbite themselves. --Pepys. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'frostbite'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ache,
- aching,
- altitude sickness,
- anoxemia,
- anoxia,
- anoxic anoxia,
- anthrax,
- benumb,
- bite,
- black lung,
- caisson disease,
- chilblain,
- chilblains,
- chill,
- chilliness,
- chilling,
- cold creeps,
- cold shivers,
- creeps,
- cryopathy,
- cut,
- decompression sickness,
- dithers,
- duck bumps,
- freeze,
- frost,
- go through,
- goose bumps,
- goose pimples,
- gooseflesh,
- horripilation,
- immersion foot,
- itai,
- jet lag,
- kibe,
- lead poisoning,
- mercury poisoning,
- Minamata disease,
- motion sickness,
- nip,
- numb,
- penetrate,
- pierce,
- pneumoconiosis,
- radiation sickness,
- radionecrosis,
- red-out,
- refrigerate,
- shivering,
- shivers,
- sunstroke,
- the bends,
- trench foot