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Nouns (6)

n. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"

n. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"

Verbs (3)

melt, unfreeze, unthaw

v. become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"

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Fuzzynyms (15)

fusion, nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reaction

n. a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

decay, decompose, disintegrate

v. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"

scatter, break up, disperse

v. cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

soften, become soft, become softer

v. become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"

warm up, warm, get warm

v. get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (2)

freeze, freezing

n. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

thaw

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