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thaw



I - noun
1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (Freq. 1)
- the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
- the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
Syn:
melt, thawing, melting
Derivationally related forms:
melt (for: melting), thaw (for: thawing), melt (for: melt)
Hypernyms:
heating, warming, phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change
2. warm weather following a freeze;
snow and ice melt (Freq. 1)
- they welcomed the spring thaw
Syn:
thawing, warming
Hypernyms:
weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition
3. 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
Hypernyms:
relaxation, loosening, slackening

II - verb
become or cause to become soft or liquid (Freq. 5)
- 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
Syn:
dissolve, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
Derivationally related forms:
meltable (for: melt), melt (for: melt), melter (for: melt), melting (for: melt), thawing
Hypernyms:
liquefy, flux, liquify
Hyponyms:
deliquesce, defrost, deice, de-ice
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- The chefs thaw the vegetables

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