thaw
thaw
- n the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours - n warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
they welcomed the spring thaw - n a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile
the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs - v become or cause to become soft or liquid
the ice thawed
dethaw the meat
- Inevitably, the announcement in Washington and Moscow of an exchange of visits between Dwight Eisenhower and Nikita Khrushchev stirred talk around the world of a deep thaw in the .
- The television freeze is still on, but a big spring thaw is on the way.
- For once, talk about a thaw in the cold war seemed realistic.