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Thaw

noun

1.

The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid. Synonyms: melt, melting, thawing. "The thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"

2.

Warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt. Synonyms: thawing, warming.

3.

A relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile.

verb

(past & past part. thawed; pres. part. thawing)

1.

Become or cause to become soft or liquid. Synonyms: dethaw, dissolve, melt, unfreeze, unthaw. "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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"Thaw" Quotes from Famous Books

... it was never quite dark. Our horses were kept, or rather starved, underground; and as for our servants, whom we hired here to look after ourselves and horses, we had, every now and then, their fingers and toes to thaw and take care of, lest they should mortify ...

— The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe • Daniel Defoe

... compliment without flattering; her cordiality warmed like wine, and her ready wit, repartee, and ability to thaw all social ice and lead conversation along any line, were accomplishments which perhaps have never been equaled. The women who "entertain" often only depress; they are so glowing that everybody else feels himself punk. And these people who are too clever are very numerous; they seem inwardly ...

— Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14 - Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women • Elbert Hubbard

... few days had given place to a thaw. The melting ice in the river was streaked in strange curves, and the bare trees along the straight heights of the Palisades were blurred by a faint bluish mist, out of which white lights and ...

— The Happiest Time of Their Lives • Alice Duer Miller

... has been a thaw, as you know, and there isn't enough ice in Lake Metoka on which to sail the Bird. I guess Tommy'll have to wait until you get back there, Bert. We'll have more ...

— The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City • Laura Lee Hope

... length was reached. This river must be crossed. But the frightful chill, which hitherto had pursued the fleeing host, now inopportunely decreased, a thaw broke the frozen surface of the stream, and the fugitives gazed with horror on masses of floating ice where they had dreamed of a solid pathway for their feet. The slippery state of the banks added to the difficulty, while on the opposite side a Russian army commanded the passage with ...

— Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality • Charles Morris

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