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thaw
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Noun
  • 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
  • warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
    • they welcomed the spring thaw
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
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