| VERB | change | thaw, dissolve, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt | become or cause to become soft or liquid |
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| NOUN | process | thaw, melt, thawing, melting | the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid / liquid |
| phenomenon | thaw, thawing, warming | warm weather following a freeze | |
| event | thaw | a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve |
| Sounds | thao' | |
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| Meaning | The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid / liquid. | |
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| Example | "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours" | |
| Synonyms | melt, thawing, melting | |
| Broader | heating, warming | The process of becoming warmer |
| phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change | A change from one state (solid or liquid / liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition | |
| Spanish | derretimiento, deshielo, fundición, fusión | |
| Catalan | desgel, desglaç, fosa, fusió | |
| Verbs | thaw | become or cause to become soft or liquid |
| Meaning | warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt. | |
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| Example | "they welcomed the spring thaw" | |
| Synonyms | thawing, warming | |
| Broader | weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition | The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation |
| Spanish | derretimiento, deshielo | |
| Catalan | desglaç | |
| Verbs | thaw | become or cause to become soft or liquid |
| Meaning | A relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile. | |
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| Example | "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs" | |
| Broader | relaxation, loosening, slackening | An occurrence of control or strength weakening |
| Meaning | Become or cause to become soft or liquid. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The chefs thaw the vegetables | |
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| Synonyms | dissolve, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt | |
| Narrower | defrost, deice, de-ice | make or become free of frost or ice |
| deliquesce | melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air | |
| Broader | liquefy, flux, liquify | Become liquid or fluid when heated |
| Spanish | derretir, descongelar, deshacer, fundir | |
| Catalan | descongelar, desfer, desgelar, desglaçar, fondre | |
| Nouns | thaw | warm weather following a freeze |
| thaw, thawing | the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid / liquid | |
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