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Look up: thaw

  1. thaw
    [n] - the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid 2. [n] - warm weather following a freeze 3. [v] - become or cause to become soft or liquid
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. thaw
    referring to frozen foods, to melt ice contained in the product Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • melting of snow and/or ice, or of both, at the earth`s surface, following a temperature rise above 0 degree C. Category: Building industry
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Thaw
    Thaw intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Thawed ; present participle & verbal noun Thawing .] [ Anglo-Saxon þāwian , þāwan ; akin to Dut...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/38

  4. Thaw
    Thaw transitive verb To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/38

  5. Thaw
    Thaw noun 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/38

  6. thaw
    noun 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`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. thaw
    thawing noun warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; `they welcomed the spring thaw`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. thaw
    melt 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`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. thaw
    unfreeze 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`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. Thaw
    • (v. i.) Fig.: To grow gentle or genial. • (v. t.) To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve. • (v. i.) To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally. • (v. i.) To melt, dissolve, or become ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. Thaw
    Thaw is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `thaw` Thaw,Thawa In The name Thaw doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Thaw seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Thaw

  12. Thaw
    [album] Thaw is a Foetus Interruptus album released by Self Immolation/Some Bizarre in September 1988 and also released by Rough Trade in the same year. In 1995, Thaw was given a U.S. rerelease by Thirsty Ear. Thaw is Self Immolation #WOMB FIP 5 and Rough Trade #RTD 81. ==Track listing== All...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaw_(album

  13. Thaw
    [weather] Thaw is the period when the snow and ice melt, at the end of the winter, in cold climates. A special thaw, outside normal season, is January thaw. == January thaw == The January thaw is an observed but unexplained temperature rise in mid-winter found in mid-latitude North America. ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaw_(weath

  14. Thaw
    To allow food that has been frozen to come back to its original non-frozen state.
    Found on http://www.wrenscottage.com/kitchen/glos

  15. THAW
    A warm spell of weather when ice and snow melt. To free something from the binding action of ice by warming it to a temperature above the melting point of ice.
    Found on http://www.weather.com/glossary/t.html



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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