Synonyms: warming, thaw, thawing
Definition: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
Usage: they welcomed the spring thaw
Similar words: weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition, conditions
Definition: the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
Usage: they were hoping for good weather; every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception; the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow
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