✅ Frost refers to a covering of tiny ice needles or ice particles on a surface (Frost covered the leaves).

✅ Hoarfrost refers specifically to the covering of ice needles on external surfaces such as windows or rocks (The car was covered in hoarfrost).

✅ Frost can form in additional places, such as in your freezer, and hoarfrost isn’t used in that circumstance (The hash browns from the freezer were covered in frost).

✅ Hoarfrost is limited to its literal sense, while frost can also refer to a coldness of manner or temperament (A frost had come over his smile).

✅ Bleak describes something that is cold in a piercing way or something that is depressing. These two senses often coincide in descriptions of bleak weather (I stayed inside because it looked so cold and bleak outside; Her prospects were bleak).

✅ Grim describes things that are harsh or unpleasant. Both these senses are also often used when describing people and weather phenomena (I hated camping in the grim weather).

✅ Bleak suggests cold weather, especially weather that involves snow, rain, or wind. Grim suggests unpleasant weather but not necessarily cold weather.

✅ Bleak can also describe hopeless situations (Their prospects were bleak), and grim can also describe things that are stern, sinister, or cruel (He had a grim countenance).

✅ A quilt is a kind of blanket that is made of at least two layers of fabric, generally with a soft and heat-trapping material in the middle, such as wool, which have been stitched together to stop the layers from moving (It was so cold I needed an extra quilt).

✅ A comforter is a thick bedspread or blanket that is made of several layers (The bright blue comforter brought the room together).

✅ Both of these words describe warm, cozy bed coverings. A quilt is often flatter and less soft with decorative stitching, while a comforter is generally softer and thicker.

✅ Quilt can be a verb, and it means to make a quilt or to stitch a pattern into layers of fabric.