thaw (n)
melt (n)
thawing (n)
melting (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 22
def the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
examples the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
Outgoing links
Hypernym heating, warming; phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change
Derivationally related form melting → melt
Derivationally related form melting → melt
Derivationally related form thawing → thaw
Derivationally related form melt → melt
Derivationally related form melt → melt
Derivationally related form thaw → thaw
Incoming links
Hyponym heating, warming; phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change
Derivationally related form melt → melt
Derivationally related form melt → melting
Derivationally related form thaw → thaw
Derivationally related form thaw → thawing
Derivationally related form melt → melt
Derivationally related form melt → melting

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