frost heave
frost heave
F f Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [frawst, frost heev]
- /frɔst, frɒst hiv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [frawst, frost heev]
- /frɔst, frɒst hiv/
Definitions of frost heave words
- noun frost heave an uplift in soil caused by the freezing of internal moisture. 1
- noun frost heave the upthrust and cracking of a ground surface through the freezing and expansion of water underneath 0
- noun frost heave A raising of the level of the ground due to the freezing of moist soil. 0
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Origin of frost heave
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50
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Parts of speech for Frost heave
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
frost heave popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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