Synonyms: thaw, thawing, melt, melting
Definition: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
Usage: the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster; the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
Similar words: heating, warming
Definition: the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
Similar words: phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change
Definition: a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
Synonyms: melting, liquescent
Definition: becoming liquid