Found 3 items, similar to thaw.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: thaw meleleh
English → English (WordNet) Definition: thaw thaw n 1: 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” [syn: melt, thawing, melting] 2: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; “they welcomed the spring thaw” [syn: thawing, warming] 3: 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” v : become or cause to become soft or liquid; “The sun melted the ice”; “the ice thawed”; “the ice cream melted”; “The heat melted the wax”; “The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase”; “dethaw the meat” [syn: dissolve, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt]
English → English (gcide) Definition: thaw thaw \thaw\, n. 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; also, a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] thaw \thaw\ (th[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Thawed (th[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Thawing.] [AS. [thorn][=a]wian, [thorn][=a]wan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf. also verdauen to digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), Icel. [thorn]eyja, Sw. t["o]a, Dan. t["o]e, and perhaps to Gr. th`kein to melt. [root]56.] 1. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws. [1913 Webster] 2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial. Compare cold[4], a. and hard[6], a. [1913 Webster +PJC] thaw \thaw\, v. t. To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve. [1913 Webster]