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- [thaw]
- /θɔ/
- /θɔː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thaw]
- /θɔ/
Definitions of thaw word
- verb without object thaw to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt. 1
- verb without object thaw to be freed from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold (sometimes followed by out): Sit by the fire and thaw out. 1
- verb without object thaw (of the weather) to become warm enough to melt ice and snow: It will probably thaw today. 1
- verb without object thaw to become less formal, reserved, or aloof: He thawed at their kindness. 1
- verb without object thaw to become less hostile or tense: International relations thawed. 1
- verb with object thaw to cause to change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt. 1
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Origin of thaw
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (v.) Middle English thawen, Old English thawian; cognate with Dutch dooien, Old Norse theyja; (noun) late Middle English, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Thaw
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thaw popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
thaw usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thaw
verb thaw
- agglutinate — to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue
- defrost — When you defrost frozen food or when it defrosts, you allow or cause it to become unfrozen so that you can eat it or cook it.
- deliquesce — (esp of certain salts) to dissolve gradually in water absorbed from the air
- dissolve — to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
- fluxing — a flowing or flow.
Antonyms for thaw
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