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"

Noun
warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"

Noun
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"

Verb
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"

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.

Thaw

Thaw

Thaw

To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.

To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.

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.