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thaw

Letters that make thaw

a, h, t, w are letters that make 'thaw'

Words within thaw

haw, HA, Th are words within 'thaw'

Anagrams of thaw

what is an anagram of 'thaw'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of thaw

thaws is a word created by adding a letter to 'thaw'

thaw is a 4 letter word starting with t
thaw is a 4 letter word ending with w

4 possible definitions for 'thaw'

Thaw as "become or cause to become soft or liquid"

Under this definition, thaw is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt, dissolve have the same meaning as 'thaw'

thaw as a type

'thaw' can be a type of liquefy, liquify, flux.

Types of thaw

deliquesce, defrost, deice, de-ice are types of 'thaw'.

Derivatives of thaw

melter, thawing, warming, thaw, melting, meltable, disintegrable, melt are derivatives of 'thaw'.

Example of thaw used within this context

"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"

Thaw as "a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve, becoming less hostile"

Under this definition, thaw is a noun and has the following properties:

thaw as a type

'thaw' can be a type of loosening, slackening, relaxation.

Example of thaw used within this context

"the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"

Thaw as "warm weather following a freeze, snow and ice melt"

Under this definition, thaw is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

thawing, warming have the same meaning as 'thaw'

thaw as a type

'thaw' can be a type of weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition, weather.

Derivatives of thaw

thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt, dissolve are derivatives of 'thaw'.

Example of thaw used within this context

"they welcomed the spring thaw"

Thaw as "the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid"

Under this definition, thaw is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

thawing, melting, melt have the same meaning as 'thaw'

thaw as a type

'thaw' can be a type of heating, warming, phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change.

Derivatives of thaw

thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt down, melt, run, dissolve are derivatives of 'thaw'.

Example of thaw used within this context

"the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster", "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"