Thaw

Related Terms:

unthaw thawest periglaciation interstadial gentle unchill snow freezable thawing thawed grow remelt snowmelt thaws frozen fluid thaweth soften thawer congeal reference rethaw melt ungive ice uncongeal thawy genial deice weather dethaw cryoturbation dissolve defrost unfreeze warm gelifluction freeze un freeze un melting process melted undo frozen river undo melted river

Definitions:

Noun

thaw melt thawing melting

Definition: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"

thaw thawing warming

Definition: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"

thaw

Definition: a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"

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

Verb

dissolve thaw unfreeze unthaw dethaw melt

Definition: become or cause to become soft or liquid; "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"

Definition: To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen