Vi fant 13 definisjoner av thaw på engelsk.
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| thaw - 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" | ||
| melt, thawing, melting | ||
| heating, warming the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature | ||
| phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition | ||
| thaw - warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw" | ||
| thawing, warming | ||
| atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow" | ||
| 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" | ||
Substantiv |
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| thaw - 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. | ||
| thaw - A warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed. —Dryden. | ||
Verb |
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| thaw - To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; — said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws. Specifically by gradual warming. | ||
| thaw - To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally. | ||
| thaw - To grow gentle or genial. | ||
| thaw - To cause frozen things such as earth, snow, ice to melt, soften, or dissolve. Specifically by gradual warming. |