thaw
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
Types & categories
- heating hypernym
- phase change hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
become or cause to become soft or liquid
The sun melted the ice
Types & categories
- flux hypernym
- deliquesce hyponym
- defrost hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
they welcomed the spring thaw
Types & categories
- weather hypernym
Related & opposite
- thaw derivation
Sense 4 noun
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
Types & categories
- loosening hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | thaw |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | melt |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | heating |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | phase change |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | melter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thaw |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thaw |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | meltable |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | flux |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | deliquesce |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | defrost |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | thaw |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | weather |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | loosening |