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frost heave

frost heave noun: a raising of the level of the ground due to the freezing of moist soil.

Noun

frost heave (plural frost heaves)

  1. A raising of the level of the ground due to the freezing of moist soil

Forms of frost heave

pluralfrost heaves

Questions about frost heave

What does frost heave mean?
Frost heave means a raising of the level of the ground due to the freezing of moist soil.
What part of speech is frost heave?
Frost heave is a noun.
What is the plural of frost heave?
The plural of frost heave is frost heaves.

Words near frost heave in the dictionary

  1. frost flowers
  2. frost giant
  3. frost giants
  4. frost grape
  5. frost grapes
  6. frost heave
  7. frost heaves
  8. frost heaving
  9. frost heavings
  10. frost hollow
  11. frost hollows

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