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Pronunciation : Thaw
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [AS. ?\'bewian, ?\'bewan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf. also verdauen 8digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), Icel. ?eyja, Sw. t?a, Dan. t?e, and perhaps to Gr.
Definition : 1. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.

2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.

3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial.

i. [imp. & p. p. Thawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thawing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Thaw
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Thaw
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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. Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913