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thaw   (TTS Sound)

The noun thaw has 3 senses

• thaw, melt, thawing, melting -- (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")


• thaw, thawing, warming -- (warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw")


• thaw -- (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")

The verb thaw has 1 sense

• dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt -- (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")