defrosted
Warmed from frozen
Defrosted describes something that has thawed after being frozen.
Meat is defrosted before cooking; a windshield is defrosted by warm air.
The word works as both past tense and adjective: I defrosted the chicken overnight, defrosted shrimp.
Figuratively, someone who defrosted has warmed up emotionally after being cold or distant.
Made less severe
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- tenderSoft or sore
- yieldingBending under pressure
- malleableCapable of being shaped
supple · flexible · spongy · squishy · thawed · workable · spreadable · moist
Returned from frozen state
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
- refrigeratorFood-cooling household appliance
- freezerSubzero storage compartment
- meatAnimal tissue for food
chicken · leftovers · vegetables · berries · reheating · dinner · cold · warming
Subzero storage compartment
- perishablesItems prone to decay
- iceboxCold food storage chest
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- refrigeratorFood-cooling household appliance
Made vigorous again
- reenergizedMade lively again
- reawakenedRestored to awareness
- receptiveOpen to input
- approachableEasy to engage with
softened
Made less severe
malleable · supple · flexible · spongy · squishy · thawed · workable · spreadable · moist
thawed
Returned from frozen state
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
- refrigeratorFood-cooling household appliance
- freezerSubzero storage compartment
meat · chicken · leftovers · vegetables · berries · reheating · dinner · cold · warming · thawing
freezer
Subzero storage compartment
- perishablesItems prone to decay
- iceboxCold food storage chest
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
revitalized
Made vigorous again
- reenergizedMade lively again
- reawakenedRestored to awareness
- receptiveOpen to input
- defrost buttonControl that melts ice
- defrost settingAppliance function for thawing
- defrost cyclePeriodic ice-melting function
- defrost systemMechanism eliminating window ice