THAW
\θˈɔː], \θˈɔː], \θ_ˈɔː]\
Definitions of THAW
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"
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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"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
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The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed.
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To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; - said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
By Oddity Software
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To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
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The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed.
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To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; - said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
By Noah Webster.
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To melt or become liquid, as ice or snow; to become warm enough to melt ice and snow; to become milder or more genial.
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To cause to melt or dissolve.
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The melting of ice or snow by temperature above freezing point; state of the weather when ice and snow are melting.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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