English to English
noun
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
They welcomed the spring thaw.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
source: Webster 1913
- To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [zo] Pagkatunaw; pagkalusaw
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [zo] Matunaw; malusaw
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
