VERB | change | defrost, deice, de-ice | make or become free of frost or ice |
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Sounds | dihfrao'st | |
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Rhymes | accost ... Pentecost: 12 rhymes with aost... |
Meaning | make or become free of frost or ice. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "Defrost the car window" | |
Synonyms | deice, de-ice | |
Broader | dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt | Become or cause to become soft or liquid |
Spanish | descongelar, deshelar | |
Catalan | descongelar, desgelar, desglaçar | |
Nouns | defroster | heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane) |
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