THAW as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve
   • becoming less hostile
   Usage Example(s)
   • the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs
   Hypernyms(s) thaw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • relaxation (what does relaxation mean?)
   • loosening (what does loosening mean?)
   • slackening (what does slackening mean?)
2. Meaning
   • warm weather following a freeze
   • snow and ice melt
   Synonym(s)
   • thawing (what does thawing mean?)
   • warming (what does warming mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they welcomed the spring thaw
   Hypernyms(s) thaw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weather (what does weather mean?)
   • weather condition (what does weather condition mean?)
   • atmospheric condition (what does atmospheric condition mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • unfreeze (what does unfreeze mean?)
   • unthaw (what does unthaw mean?)
   • dethaw (what does dethaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
   Synonym(s)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • melting (what does melting mean?)
   • thawing (what does thawing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
   • the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
   Hypernyms(s) thaw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • heating (what does heating mean?)
   • warming (what does warming mean?)
   • phase change (what does phase change mean?)
   • phase transition (what does phase transition mean?)
   • state change (what does state change mean?)
   • physical change (what does physical change mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • melt down (what does melt down mean?)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • unfreeze (what does unfreeze mean?)
   • unthaw (what does unthaw mean?)
   • dethaw (what does dethaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • unfreeze (what does unfreeze mean?)
   • unthaw (what does unthaw mean?)
   • dethaw (what does dethaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • unfreeze (what does unfreeze mean?)
   • unthaw (what does unthaw mean?)
   • dethaw (what does dethaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • melt down (what does melt down mean?)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • unfreeze (what does unfreeze mean?)
   • unthaw (what does unthaw mean?)
   • dethaw (what does dethaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)

THAW as VERB

1. Meaning
   • become or cause to become soft or liquid
   Synonym(s)
   • dethaw (what does dethaw mean?)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • unfreeze (what does unfreeze mean?)
   • unthaw (what does unthaw mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) thaw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • liquefy (what does liquefy mean?)
   • flux (what does flux mean?)
   • liquify (what does liquify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • deliquesce (what does deliquesce mean?)
   • defrost (what does defrost mean?)
   • deice (what does deice mean?)
   • de-ice (what does de-ice mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • thawing (what does thawing mean?)
   • melting (what does melting mean?)
   • melter (what does melter mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • thawing (what does thawing mean?)
   • melting (what does melting mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • thawing (what does thawing mean?)
   • warming (what does warming mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • thawing (what does thawing mean?)
   • melting (what does melting mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • thawing (what does thawing mean?)
   • melting (what does melting mean?)