first frost

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the first occurrence of frost in the autumn or winter season

frostADJECTIVE + frost

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first

Examples (10)

  • Gardeners cover tender plants before the first frost.
  • We woke to the first frost glittering on the lawn.
  • The forecast says the first frost will arrive tonight.
  • By the first frost, the apples will be ready to pick.
  • After the first frost, mosquitoes finally disappeared.
  • Farmers watch the skies as the first frost approaches.
  • The vines are harvested right after the first frost for sweeter grapes.
  • City crews will shut off fountains at the first frost.
  • Last year, the first frost came unusually early in September.
  • If you plant now, your seedlings may not survive the first frost.