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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
thaw
1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (Freq. 1) - the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster - the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours • Syn: melt, thawing, melting • Derivationally related forms: melt (for: melting), thaw (for: thawing), melt (for: melt) • Hypernyms: heating, warming, phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change 2. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt (Freq. 1) - they welcomed the spring thaw • Syn: thawing, warming • Hypernyms: weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition 3. 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 • Hypernyms: relaxation, loosening, slackening
become or cause to become soft or liquid (Freq. 5) - 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 • Syn: dissolve, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt • Derivationally related forms: meltable (for: melt), melt (for: melt), melter (for: melt), melting (for: melt), thawing • Hypernyms: liquefy, flux, liquify • Hyponyms: deliquesce, defrost, deice, de-ice • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something - The chefs thaw the vegetables
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