Meaning of Thaw | Babel Free
θɔːDefinitions
- 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
- A river in South Wales which flows into the Bristol Channel at Aberthaw.
- A surname from Burmese.
- a period of weather warm enough to melt that which is frozen
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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”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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