thaw
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(verb) cause to thaw and become soft or liquid again; "The sub melted the ice" |
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Synonyms: melt, unfreeze, unthaw |
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Related Words: defrost, deice, liquefy, liquify |
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(noun) the process of heating to change something from a solid to a liquid; "they welcomed the spring thaw" |
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Synonyms: melt, melting, thawing |
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Related Words: heating, phase change, phase transition, state change, warming |
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| 3. |
(noun) warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt |
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Synonyms: melting, thawing, warming |
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Related Words: atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition |
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