Word Meaning

thaw definition and meaning

v. i. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
v. i. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
v. i. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial.
v. t. To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
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.

Crossword clues for thaw

- Defrost
- Make or become unfrozen
- Melt
- Melt from a frozen state
- Melt snow in the heart of East Hawaii
- Melt, as snow
- Springtime melt
- What about an increase in friendliness?
- What used to melt?