Definitions for thaw

Definitions for (noun) thaw

Main entry: thaw

Definition: a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile

Usage: the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs


Main entry: warming, thaw, thawing

Definition: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt

Usage: they welcomed the spring thaw


Main entry: 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


Definitions for (verb) thaw

Main entry: thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, dissolve, melt

Definition: become or cause to become soft or liquid

Usage: 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


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