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thaw

/ thaw /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile
"the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"
Type of:
relaxation loosening slackening
noun Sense 2
warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
"they welcomed the spring thaw"
Type of:
weather weather condition atmospheric condition
Derived:
dissolve unfreeze unthaw dethaw melt
noun Sense 3
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
"the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"
"the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"
Type of:
heating warming phase change
Derived:
melt run melt down dissolve unfreeze
verb Sense 4
become or cause to become soft or liquid
"The sun melted the ice"
"the ice thawed"
"the ice cream melted"
"The heat melted the wax"
"The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"
"dethaw the meat"
Type of:
liquefy flux liquify
Kinds of:
deliquesce defrost deice de-ice
Derived:
melt thawing melting melter warming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
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relaxation loosening slackening weather weather condition atmospheric condition heating warming phase change liquefy flux liquify