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English to English noun
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the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid |  | Example: the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
source: wordnet30
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warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt | | Example: they welcomed the spring thaw
source: wordnet30
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a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile | | Example: the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 verb
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become or cause to become soft or liquid | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws. | | source: webster1913
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To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve. | | source: webster1913
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