Thaw vs. Melt

Thawverb

(intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen

‘the ice thaws’;

Meltnoun

Molten material, the product of melting.

Thawverb

(intransitive) To become so warm as to melt ice and snow — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.

‘It's beginning to thaw.’;

Meltnoun

The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.

Thawverb

To grow gentle or genial.

‘Her anger has thawed.’;

Meltnoun

The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.

Thawverb

(transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.

Meltnoun

A melt sandwich.

Thawverb

To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; - said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.

Meltnoun

A wax-based substance for use in an oil burner as an alternative to mixing oils and water.

Thawverb

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

Meltnoun

an idiot.

‘The capital of France is Berlin.’; ‘Shut up you melt!’;

Thawverb

To grow gentle or genial. Compare cold{4}, a. and hard{6}, a.

Meltverb

(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

‘I melted butter to make a cake.’; ‘When the weather is warm, the snowman will disappear; he will melt.’;

Thawverb

To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.

Meltverb

To dissolve, disperse, vanish.

‘His troubles melted away.’;

Thawnoun

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.

Meltverb

To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.

Thawnoun

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’;

Meltverb

To be emotionally softened or touched.

‘She melted when she saw the romantic message in the Valentine's Day card.’;

Thawnoun

warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt;

‘they welcomed the spring thaw’;

Meltverb

To be very hot and sweat profusely.

‘Help me! I'm melting!’;

Thawnoun

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’;

Meltnoun

See 2d Milt.

Thawverb

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’;

Meltverb

To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow.

Meltverb

To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.

‘Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth.’; ‘For pity melts the mind to love.’;

Meltverb

To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures.

Meltverb

To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.

Meltverb

To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.

‘My soul melteth for heaviness.’; ‘Melting with tenderness and kind compassion.’;

Meltverb

To lose distinct form or outline; to blend. See fondue.

‘The soft, green, rounded hills, with their flowing outlines, overlapping and melting into each other.’;

Meltverb

To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts away.

Meltnoun

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’;

Meltverb

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;

‘melt butter’; ‘melt down gold’; ‘The wax melted in the sun’;

Meltverb

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’;

Meltverb

become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial;

‘With age, he mellowed’;

Meltverb

lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually;

‘Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene’;

Meltverb

become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly;

‘The scene begins to fade’; ‘The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk’;

Meltverb

become less intense and fade away gradually;

‘her resistance melted under his charm’;

Meltverb

make or become liquefied by heat

‘the hot metal melted the wax’; ‘place under a hot grill until the cheese has melted’;

Meltverb

dissolve in liquid

‘add 400g sugar and boil until the sugar melts’;

Meltverb

(of a person) suffer extreme heat.

Meltverb

make or become more tender or loving

‘she was so beautiful that I melted’; ‘Richard gave her a smile that melted her heart’;

Meltverb

leave or disappear unobtrusively

‘the compromise was accepted and the opposition melted away’;

Meltverb

change or merge imperceptibly into (another form or state)

‘the cheers melted into gasps of admiration’;

Meltnoun

an act or period of melting

‘the precipitation falls as snow and is released during the spring melt’;

Meltnoun

metal or other material in a melted condition.

Meltnoun

a quantity of metal melted in one operation.

Meltnoun

a sandwich, hamburger, or other dish containing or topped with melted cheese

‘a tuna melt’;