Freezes
/ˈfɹiːzɪz/
verb
- Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
"The lake froze solid."
- To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
"Don't freeze meat twice."
- To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
"It didn't freeze this winter, but last winter was very harsh."
- To be affected by extreme cold.
"Don't go outside wearing just a t-shirt; you'll freeze!"
- (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).
"Since the last update, the program freezes / freezes up after a few minutes of use."
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.
- A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc.
"a hiring freeze; a pay freeze"
noun
- That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture.
- Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture.
- A banner with a series of pictures.
"The classroom had an alphabet frieze that showed an animal for each letter."
No exact anagrams found for "freezes". This word has a unique letter combination.
Total: 19 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Freezes"
Freezes is a 7-letter word that scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Freezes" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "freezes" is a high-scoring word. It contains the letter Z, which is worth 10 points.