Thaw

Definitions

1. The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost
2. A river in South Wales which flows into the Bristol Channel at Aberthaw.
3. A surname from Burmese.
4. a period of weather warm enough to melt that which is frozen
5. A period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding.
   figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“raging floods pursue⟳ their hasty thaw; / Our thaw was mild , the cold not chased away”

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