thaw
(noun) a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; âthe thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairsâ
thaw, thawing, warming
(noun) warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; âthey welcomed the spring thawâ
thaw, melt, thawing, melting
(noun) the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; âthe power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disasterâ; âthe thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hoursâ
dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
(verb) become or cause to become soft or liquid; âThe sun melted the iceâ; âthe ice thawedâ; âthe ice cream meltedâ; âThe heat melted the waxâ; âThe giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phaseâ; âdethaw the meatâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
thaw (third-person singular simple present thaws, present participle thawing, simple past and past participle thawed)
(intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
(intransitive) To become so warm as to melt ice and snow â said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
(intransitive, figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
(transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
thaw (plural thaws)
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
a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is frozen
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Thaw
A river in South Wales which flows into the Bristol Channel at Aberthaw.
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Source: Wiktionary
Thaw, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Thawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thawing.] Etym: [AS. Ă\'bewian, Ă\'bewan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf. also verdauen 8digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), Icel. Ăeyja, Sw. töa, Dan. töe, and perhaps to Gr.
1. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial.
Thaw, v. t.
Definition: To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
Thaw, n.
Definition: 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. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
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