thaw

English Thesaurus

1. a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile (noun.event)

hypernym	:	loosening, relaxation, slackening,
definition	:	an occurrence of control or strength weakening (noun.event)

2. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition,
definition	:	the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation (noun.phenomenon)

3. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (noun.process)

hypernym	:	heating, warming,
definition	:	the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature (noun.process)

hypernym	:	phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change,
definition	:	a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition (noun.process)

4. become or cause to become soft or liquid (verb.change)

hypernym	:	flux, liquefy, liquify,
definition	:	become liquid or fluid when heated (verb.change)

hyponym	:	deliquesce,
definition	:	melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air (verb.change)

hyponym	:	de-ice, defrost, deice,
definition	:	make or become free of frost or ice (verb.change)

5. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	dethaw, dissolve, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, dissolve, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw,
definition	:	become or cause to become soft or liquid (verb.change)

6. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (noun.process)

derivation	:	melt, melt down, run,
definition	:	reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating (verb.change)

7. become or cause to become soft or liquid (verb.change)

derivation	:	melter,
definition	:	a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.) (noun.person)

derivation	:	thaw, thawing, warming,
definition	:	warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	melt, melting, thaw, thawing,
definition	:	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (noun.process)

derivation	:	disintegrable, meltable,
definition	:	capable of melting (adj.all)

8. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	dethaw, dissolve, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, dissolve, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw,
definition	:	become or cause to become soft or liquid (verb.change)

9. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (noun.process)

derivation	:	melt, melt down, run,
definition	:	reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating (verb.change)

10. become or cause to become soft or liquid (verb.change)

derivation	:	melter,
definition	:	a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.) (noun.person)

derivation	:	thaw, thawing, warming,
definition	:	warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	melt, melting, thaw, thawing,
definition	:	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (noun.process)

derivation	:	disintegrable, meltable,
definition	:	capable of melting (adj.all)