thaw

Everyday

1. To thaw is to melt: ice or snow thaws when it gets warmer. tree →
2. To thaw frozen food is to let it become soft and unfrozen before cooking. tree →
3. A thaw is a time of warmer weather when snow and ice melt. tree →
4. If a person or a relationship thaws, it becomes friendlier after being cold. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons on states of matter, thawing is melting: solid ice changes to liquid water above 0 °C. In cooking and food safety, frozen meat must be thawed in the fridge, not left out. In geography, the spring thaw makes rivers rise. In stories «she thawed a little» means she became friendlier. Phrases: «thaw out», «spring thaw», «defrost».

Examples

• The snow began to thaw in March. tree →
• Thaw the chicken in the fridge overnight. tree →
• The ice on the pond thawed in the sun. tree →
• After the thaw, the river flooded. tree →
• My frozen fingers thawed out by the fire. tree →
• Ice thaws at 0 °C. tree →
• Their friendship slowly thawed. tree →
• The snow that lay upon it was partially thawed, and the stones crumbled beneath the feet. tree →

Note

Past: thawed. «Thaw» is mostly used for ice, snow and frozen food; «melt» is wider (chocolate melts). Opposite: freeze. Safety: never walk on ice that is thawing. Rhymes with «saw».

In Jewish tradition

In science lessons on states of matter, thawing is melting: solid ice changes to liquid water above 0 °C. In cooking and food safety, frozen meat must be thawed in the fridge, not left out. In geography, the spring thaw makes rivers rise. In stories «she thawed a little» means she became friendlier. Phrases: «thaw out», «spring thaw», «defrost».

Examples

• The Samaritans still to this day preserve a tradition allowing Resh to occur in both single and double forms, bearing a distinction comparable to the difference between the Spanish single r of pero and double rr of perro.] Taw-Thaw. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Past: thawed. «Thaw» is mostly used for ice, snow and frozen food; «melt» is wider (chocolate melts). Opposite: freeze. Safety: never walk on ice that is thawing. Rhymes with «saw».