thaw
11thaw — ► VERB 1) become or make liquid or soft after being frozen. 2) (it thaws, it is thawing, etc.) the weather becomes warmer and causes snow and ice to melt. 3) (of a part of the body) become warm enough to stop feeling numb. 4) make or become… …
12thaw — [[t]θɔ͟ː[/t]] thaws, thawing, thawed 1) VERB When ice, snow, or something else that is frozen thaws, it melts. It s so cold the snow doesn t get a chance to thaw... The ground has thawed. 2) N COUNT A thaw is a period of warmer weather when snow… …
13thaw — thaw1 [ θɔ ] verb 1. ) thaw or thaw out intransitive or transitive if ice or snow thaws or something thaws it, it becomes warmer and changes into liquid: Thawing sea ice in the Arctic can trigger climate change. a ) intransitive or transitive if… …
14thaw — thaw1 [θo: US θo:] v [: Old English; Origin: thawian] 1.) also thaw out [I and T] if ice or snow thaws, or if the sun thaws it, it turns into water ≠ ↑freeze ▪ The lake thawed in March. 2.) it thaws if it thaws, the weather becomes warmer, so… …
15thaw — I UK [θɔː] / US [θɔ] verb Word forms thaw : present tense I/you/we/they thaw he/she/it thaws present participle thawing past tense thawed past participle thawed 1) a) thaw or thaw out [intransitive/transitive] if ice or snow thaws, or if… …
16thaw — thawless, adj. /thaw/, v.i. 1. to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt. 2. to be freed from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold (sometimes fol. by out): Sit by the fire and thaw out. 3. (of the weather) to… …
17thaw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ slow ▪ sudden ▪ spring, summer ▪ The arctic shore remains frozen until the summer thaw. THAW + VERB …
18thaw — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thawian; akin to Old High German douwen to thaw, Greek tēkein to melt, Latin tabēre to waste away Date: before 12th century transitive verb to cause to thaw intransitive verb 1. a. to go from a… …
19thaw — 1 verb 1 (I, T) also thaw out if ice or snow thaws or is thawed, it becomes warmer and turns into water: The lake thawed in March. | it thaws (=ice and snow melt): It thawed overnight. 2 also thaw out (T) to let frozen food unfreeze until it is… …
20thaw — /θɔ / (say thaw) verb (i) 1. to pass from a frozen to a liquid or semi liquid state; melt. 2. Also, thaw out. to be freed from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold. 3. (of the weather) to become warm enough to melt ice and snow: it will… …
