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thaw (t̸hô)
intransitive verb
- to become liquid or semiliquid; melt: said of ice, snow, etc.
- to pass to an unfrozen state: said of frozen foods
- to have its contents melt underground water pipes thaw in the spring
- to rise in temperature above the freezing point, so that snow, etc. melts: said of weather conditions, with impersonal it[it will thaw tomorrow]
- to get rid of the chill, stiffness, etc. resulting from extreme cold: often with out
- to lose coldness or reserve of manner
Etymology: ME thawen < OE thawian, akin to Du dooien, Ger (ver)dauen, to digest < IE base *tā-, to melt, dissolve, flow > L tabere, to melt, vanish
transitive verb
noun
- the act of thawing
- a spell of weather warm enough to allow thawing
- a becoming less reserved in manner
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
thaw
v.
To melt
dissolve, liquefy, flow, run, deliquesce, liquate, fuse, become liquid; see also dissolve 1, melt 1.Antonyms
freeze*, congeal*, refrigerate. * To unbend
open up, loosen, become soft, relent, relax, mollify, grow genial; see also soften 1.Antonyms
stiffen*, harden*, grow cool. See syn. study at melt.melt.
Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Object
- permafrost: So maybe warming thaws the permafrost, which in turn produces more greenhouse gases, and more warming.
Converse of object
- bring: From Belgium, we travel to Stockholm, Sweden, where the high-powered ensemble Calle Real is bringing a thaw to their native city.
Adjective modifier
- sudden: The Scottish army delayed by floods following a sudden thaw.
Modifying Another Word
- thoroughly: Make sure meat and poultry are thoroughly thawed before cooking.
Noun used with modifier
- freeze: A period of freeze thaw should see it coming into good nick.
Preposition: before
- cooking: Top Cooking Make sure frozen meat and poultry are fully thawed before cooking.
Preposition: in
- relation: Without any apparent thaw in relations, it's likely that the mission will last for years to come.
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