thawing

Definition of thawing in English English dictionary: 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"; warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"; present participle of thaw
thaw: To grow gentle or genial
thaw: To cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve. Specifically by gradual warming
thaw: a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed. —
thaw: 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
thaw: To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; — said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws. Specifically by gradual warming
thaw: To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally
thaw: {i} process of thawing, process of melting; warm spell, period characterized by warm weather; decrease in tension or hostility
thaw: {v} to melt, dissolve, give way, relent, calm
thaw: {n} the dissolution of a frost, a melting
thaw: A thaw is a period of warmer weather when snow and ice melt, usually at the end of winter. We slogged through the mud of an early spring thaw
thaw: defrost
thaw: {f} be defrosted, be softened
thaw: If something thaws relations between people or if relations thaw, they become friendly again after a period of being unfriendly. At least this second meeting had helped to thaw the atmosphere It took up to Christmas for political relations to thaw. Thaw is also a noun. His visit is one of the most striking results of the thaw in relations between East and West
thaw: To free something from the binding action of ice by warming it to a temperature above the melting point of ice Also, a warm spell when ice and snow melt
thaw: To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve. Specifically by gradual warming
thaw: To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve
thaw: When you thaw frozen food or when it thaws, you leave it in a place where it can reach room temperature so that it is ready for use. Always thaw pastry thoroughly The food in the freezer had thawed during a power cut. Thaw out means the same as thaw. Thaw it out completely before reheating in a saucepan I remember to thaw out the chicken before I leave home
thaw: To reactivate a dimension, multi-line, or shared cell, for manipulation as a single element in MicroStation version 4 0 and above Compare to freeze
thaw: 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
thaw: A warm spell of weather when ice and snow melt To free something from the binding action of ice by warming it to a temperature above the melting point of ice
thaw: a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed. -w: Dryden
thaw: Thawing a djinn involves resurrecting its state from a persistent file, resetting its program counter, and starting its execution Sun calls this the ``unpickling'' of objects; it is also called ``deserialization '' A frozen djinn can be thawed and executed again, either locally or remotely, though a message to its appropriate Djinn Master, which summons the djinn using a lamp Note that when a djinn is not being used, it is frozen; when it gets an incoming message, it is thawed
thaw: 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"
thaw: To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally
thaw: Fig
thaw: To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws
thaw: 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
thaw: To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; - said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws. Specifically by gradual warming
thaw: To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; - said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally
thaw: When ice, snow, or something else that is frozen thaws, it melts. It's so cold the snow doesn't get a chance to thaw
thaw: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"
thaw: 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"