thaw
Icy standoff ends
Thaw is the process of frozen things becoming unfrozen—ice melting, ground softening, food warming to usable temperature.
A spring thaw ends winter's grip.
To thaw meat is to bring it from frozen to workable: Let the chicken thaw overnight in the fridge.
Figuratively, thaw describes warming relations or softening attitudes: Relations between the two countries began to thaw.
A person who thaws becomes friendlier after initial coldness.
Remove ice accumulation
- deiceRemove frozen coating
- liquefyConvert to liquid state
- meltwaterWater from melted ice
- dripLiquid falling slowly
puddle · slush · icicle · snowmelt · runoff · dissolve · soften · warm
Remove ice accumulation
- refrigeratorFood-cooling household appliance
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
- countertopFlat kitchen work surface
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
meat · poultry · fish · frozen · marinate · brine · cold-water · gradual
Liquefied winter precipitation
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- vernalRelating to spring
- crocusSmall spring bulb flower
- mudWet soil mixture
slush · runoff · flooding · ice-out · freshet · chinook · robin · greenery
Increasing in temperature
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- softeningBecoming less firm
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- openingGap or start
unbending · relenting · mellowing · yielding · rapprochement · peace · healing · connection
Easing of strained relations
- rapprochementReestablishment of harmonious relations
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
relations · negotiations · dialogue · diplomacy · easing · openness · glasnost · perestroika
defrost
Remove ice accumulation
drip · puddle · slush · icicle · snowmelt · runoff · dissolve · soften · warm · heat
defrost
Remove ice accumulation
- refrigeratorFood-cooling household appliance
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
- countertopFlat kitchen work surface
overnight · meat · poultry · fish · frozen · marinate · brine · cold-water · gradual · temper
snowmelt
Liquefied winter precipitation
mud · slush · runoff · flooding · ice-out · freshet · chinook · robin · greenery · renewal
warming
Increasing in temperature
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- softeningBecoming less firm
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
opening · unbending · relenting · mellowing · yielding · rapprochement · peace · healing · connection · vulnerability
détente
Easing of strained relations
- rapprochementReestablishment of harmonious relations
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
warming · relations · negotiations · dialogue · diplomacy · easing · openness · glasnost · perestroika · breakthrough
- Freezingfreezing, flash freezing, deep freezing, quick freeze, blast freezing
- gardening weatherfrost, rain, sun, wind, temperature
- meltingice melting, snow melting, melt, cheese melting, ice cream melting
- temperature changestemperature drop, heat waves, temperature rise, cold snaps, temperature spike
- thawing actionsdefrosting, melting, unfreezing, deicing, defrost
- snowmeltmeltwater, slush, runoff, snowpack, ablation
thawfreeze out
Socially isolate someone deliberately
ice out · cold shoulder · chill · harden · shut out
thawfreeze
Become solid from cold
chill · escalation · deterioration · Cold War · confrontation
- thaw outUnfreeze after being cold
- spring thawWarming that melts winter's ice
- thawing out
- thaw cycle
- January thawTemporary midwinter temperature rise
- summer thaw
thawed, thaws, thawing, unthaw, unthawed, unthawing, dethaw, dethawing, dethawed