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thaw/THô/

Verb: (of ice, snow, or another frozen substance, such as food) Become liquid or soft as a result of warming: "the river thawed".

Noun: A period of warmer weather that thaws ice and snow: "the thaw came yesterday afternoon".

Synonyms: verb. melt - dissolve - fuse - liquefy - defrost

noun. snowbreak - melting

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A thaw could be ... A spring thaw.

thaw verb \?tho?\

Definition of THAW

transitive verb

: to cause to thaw

intransitive verb

1

a : to go from a frozen to a liquid state : melt b : to become free of the effect (as stiffness, numbness, or hardness) of cold as a result of exposure to warmth

2

: to be warm enough to melt ice and snow —used with it in reference to the weather

3

: to abandon aloofness, reserve, or hostility : unbend

4

: to become mobile, active, or susceptible to change

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Examples of THAW

Plant the seeds in early spring as soon as the ground thaws.The sun will soon thaw the snow and ice.The weather is beginning to thaw.Our cold fingers and toes eventually thawed.She held the coffee cup tightly, trying to thaw her frozen fingers.

Origin of THAW

Middle English, from Old English thawian; akin to Old High German douwen to thaw, Greek t?kein to melt, Latin tab?reto waste awayFirst Known Use: before 12th century

Related to THAW

Synonyms: deliquesce, flux, fuse, melt, run, liquefy

Antonyms: harden, set, solidify

Related Words: found, gutter, smelt, try; dissolve, render; soften, thin

Near Antonyms: clot, coagulate, congeal, gel, jell, jelly, thicken

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Rhymes with THAW

aw, awe, blaw, braw, ca, caw, chaw, claw, craw, daw, draw, flaw, gnaw, haw, jaw, la, law, maw, pa, paw, pshaw, Ra, rah, raw, saw, shah, shaw, slaw, spa, squaw, straw, tau, taw, yaw

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