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thaw

(/T//O/ )

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid(noun.process)

Example:
The thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours.

Synonym:
melt, melting, thawing

source: wordnet30
warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt(noun.phenomenon)

Example:
They welcomed the spring thaw.

Synonym:
thawing, warming

source: wordnet30
a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile(noun.event)

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

source: wordnet30
The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed.(noun)

source: webster1913

become or cause to become soft or liquid(verb.change)

Example:
The ice thawed.
Dethaw the meat.

Synonym:
dethaw, dissolve, melt, unfreeze, unthaw

source: wordnet30
To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.(verb)

source: webster1913

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