defrost
Remove frozen buildup
To defrost is to remove frost or ice from something, or to thaw something frozen.
You defrost a freezer to clear ice buildup, defrost a windshield to restore visibility, or defrost meat before cooking.
Many refrigerators now defrost automatically.
The noun defrost refers to this process or the setting that accomplishes it: Put it on defrost.
Return to liquid
- thawingFrozen matter liquefying
- unfreezeRemove a restriction
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
refrigerator · freezer · meat · chicken · turkey · vegetables · leftovers · overnight
Vehicle's front glass
- scraperTool for removing buildup
- heaterDevice producing warmth
- antifreezeEngine cooling additive
- wipersWindshield-clearing blades
visibility · winter · ice · windows · vents · blower · demist · glycol
Subzero storage compartment
- refrigeratorFood-cooling household appliance
- drainChannel for wastewater
- automaticOperating without intervention
- manualWritten instructions for use
coils · maintenance · condenser · timer · thermostat · scraper · meltwater
thaw
Return to liquid
microwave · refrigerator · freezer · meat · chicken · turkey · vegetables · leftovers · overnight · gradual
windshield
Vehicle's front glass
- scraperTool for removing buildup
- heaterDevice producing warmth
- antifreezeEngine cooling additive
wipers · visibility · winter · ice · windows · vents · blower · demist · glycol · spray
freezer
Subzero storage compartment
- refrigeratorFood-cooling household appliance
- drainChannel for wastewater
- automaticOperating without intervention
manual · coils · maintenance · condenser · timer · thermostat · scraper · meltwater
permafrost
Perpetually frozen earth layer
- Freezingfreezing, flash freezing, deep freezing, quick freeze, blast freezing
- Frosthoarfrost, rime, frozen dew, ice crystals
- meltingice melting, thaw, snow melting, melt, cheese melting
- thawing actionsmelting, unfreezing, deicing, thaw, melt
- microwavesmicrowave, microwave oven, microwave ovens, turntable, magnetron
- Appliance Settingsbake, broil, warm, reheat, air fry
defrostfreeze
Become solid from cold
frost · deep-freeze · quick-freeze · freeze over · ice
defrostfrost up
Accumulate frozen condensation
ice up · freeze over · ice over · freeze up · glaze over
- defrost buttonControl that melts ice
- defrost settingAppliance function for thawing
- defrost cyclePeriodic ice-melting function
- defrost systemMechanism eliminating window ice