thaw

  • 21thaw — n. 1) the spring thaw 2) a thaw sets in (also fig.) * * * [θɔː] the spring thaw a thaw sets in (also fig.) …

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  • 22thaw — 1. verb allow the ice cream to thaw for about ten minutes before folding in the other ingredients Syn: melt, unfreeze, soften, liquefy, dissolve; defrost, warm Ant: freeze 2. noun 1) spring thaw Syn: runoff …

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  • 23thaw — [θɔː] verb I 1) [I/T] if ice or snow thaws, or if something thaws it, it becomes warmer and changes into liquid 2) [I/T] if frozen food thaws, or if you thaw it, it becomes softer and ready to cook 3) [I] to become more friendly • thaw (sth) out… …

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  • 24thaw — [[t]θɔ[/t]] 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[/ex] 3) mer (of the weather) to… …

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  • 25thaw — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by out) (of ice or snow or a frozen thing) pass into a liquid or unfrozen state. 2 intr. (usu. prec. by it as subject) (of the weather) become warm enough to melt ice etc. (it began to thaw). 3 intr. become warm… …

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  • 26Thaw — Recorded in several forms including Thaw, Thew, Thews, Thow and possibly others, this is an early English medieval surname. It has two possible origins, both ultimately from other lands. The first is an ancient pre 7th century status name derived …

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  • 27thaw — v 1. melt, soften, dissolve, liquefy, liquidize, turn into water, liquesce, deliquesce, melt away, leave nothing but a puddle; puddle, flow, stream, run. 2.Sometimes thaw out defrost, unfreeze, deice, take out of the freezer; warm up, heat up,… …

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  • 28thaw — tirpimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Kietos medžiagos virtimas skysta dėl aplinkos (pvz., šilumos) poveikio (pvz., ledo tirpimas). atitikmenys: angl. melting; thaw; thaw of ice or snow; thawing; thawing of ice or snow… …

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  • 29thaw — verb 1》 (of ice, snow, or a frozen thing) become liquid or soft as a result of warming up.     ↘(it thaws, it is thawing, etc.) the weather becomes warmer and causes snow and ice to melt.     ↘cause to thaw. 2》 (of a part of the body) become warm …

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  • 30thaw — tirpimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Sniego, ledo virtimas vandeniu. atitikmenys: angl. solution; thaw; thawing rus. таяние …

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