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thaw
Overview of noun thaw
The noun thaw has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) thaw, melt, thawing, melting -- (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")
2. (1) thaw, thawing, warming -- (warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw")
3. 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")
Overview of verb thaw
The verb thaw has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt -- (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")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thaw
3 senses of thaw
Sense 1
thaw, melt, thawing, melting
=> heating, warming
=> temperature change
=> natural process, natural action, action, activity
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change
=> natural process, natural action, action, activity
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
thaw, thawing, warming
=> weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition
=> atmospheric phenomenon
=> physical phenomenon
=> natural phenomenon
=> phenomenon
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
thaw
=> relaxation, loosening, slackening
=> weakening
=> transformation, transmutation, shift
=> change, alteration, modification
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun thaw
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thaw
3 senses of thaw
Sense 1
thaw, melt, thawing, melting
=> heating, warming
=> phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change
Sense 2
thaw, thawing, warming
=> weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition
Sense 3
thaw
=> relaxation, loosening, slackening
Antonyms of noun thaw
Member Holonyms of noun thaw
Substance Holonyms of noun thaw
Part Holonyms of noun thaw
Member Meronyms of noun thaw
Substance Meronyms of noun thaw
Part Meronyms of noun thaw
Meronyms of noun thaw
Holonyms of noun thaw
Attributes of noun thaw
Derived Forms of noun thaw
2 of 3 senses of thaw
Sense 1
thaw, melt, thawing, melting
RELATED TO>(verb) thaw#1
=> dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
Sense 2
thaw, thawing, warming
RELATED TO>(verb) thaw#1
=> dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
Domain of noun thaw
Domain Terms of noun thaw
Familiarity of noun thaw
thaw used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun thaw
3 senses of thaw
Sense 1
thaw, melt, thawing, melting
> heating, warming
=> boiling
=> global warming
=> induction heating
=> overheating
=> radiant heating
=> thaw, melt, thawing, melting
> phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change
=> freeze, freezing
=> liquefaction
=> thaw, melt, thawing, melting
=> vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation
Sense 2
thaw, thawing, warming
> weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition
=> cold weather
=> fair weather, sunshine, temperateness
=> hot weather
=> thaw, thawing, warming
=> precipitation, downfall
=> wave
=> elements
=> wind, air current, current of air
=> atmosphere, atmospheric state
=> good weather
=> bad weather, inclemency, inclementness
Sense 3
thaw
> relaxation, loosening, slackening
=> thaw
Meronyms of noun thaw
3 senses of thaw
Holonyms of noun thaw
Grep of noun thaw
thaw
thawing
Antonyms of verb thaw
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb thaw
1 sense of thaw
Sense 1
dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
=> liquefy, flux, liquify
=> change integrity
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb thaw
1 sense of thaw
Sense 1
dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
=> deliquesce
=> defrost, deice, de-ice
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb thaw
1 sense of thaw
Sense 1
dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
=> liquefy, flux, liquify
'Cause To' of verb thaw
Derived Forms of verb thaw
1 sense of thaw
Sense 1
dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
RELATED TO>(noun) thaw#2
=> thaw, thawing, warming
RELATED TO>(noun) thaw#1
=> thaw, melt, thawing, melting
RELATED TO>(noun) thawing#1
=> thaw, melt, thawing, melting
Domain of verb thaw
Domain Terms of verb thaw
Familiarity of verb thaw
thaw used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb thaw
1 sense of thaw
Sense 1
dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
EX: The chefs thaw the vegetables
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb thaw
1 sense of thaw
Sense 1
dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
> liquefy, flux, liquify
=> condense, distill, distil
=> dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
=> fuse
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb thaw
Sense 1
dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
=> liquefy, flux, liquify
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Grep of verb thaw
dethaw
thaw
unthaw
Grep of adj thaw
thawed
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