frostbite

Questions about frostbite

What does frostbite mean?

frostbite means "destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene".

How many syllables are in frostbite?

frostbite has 2 syllables: frost-bite. The stress falls on "frost". In IPA it is /ˈfɹɔstˌbaɪt/.

What is another word for frostbite?

Close synonyms include cryopathy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is frostbite a common word?

frostbite is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with frostbite?

12 words rhyme with frostbite. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.