thawing

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noun

1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (Freq. 1)
- the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
- the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
• Syn:
thaw, melt, melting
• Derivationally related forms:
melt (for: melting), thaw, melt (for: melt), thaw (for: thaw)
• Hypernyms:
heating, warming, phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change
2. warm weather following a freeze;
snow and ice melt
- they welcomed the spring thaw
• Syn:
thaw, warming
• Derivationally related forms:
thaw (for: thaw)
• Hypernyms:
weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  thaw, warming, melt, melting