thawing
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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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 noun
warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
they welcomed the spring thaw
Types & categories
- weather hypernym
Related & opposite
- thaw derivation
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| 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 | thaw |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | weather |