thaw
verb
[ θɔː ]
• (of ice, snow, or another frozen substance, such as food) become liquid or soft as a result of warming up.
• "the river thawed and barges of food began to reach the capital"
thaw
noun
• a period of warmer weather that thaws ice and snow.
• "the thaw came yesterday afternoon"
Origin:
Old English thawian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch dooien . The noun (first recorded in Middle English) developed its figurative use in the mid 19th century.
