<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.</li><li>to free from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold; bring to a more normal temperature, especially to room temperature: I took the steaks out of the freezer and thawed them.</li><li>to make less cold, formal, or reserved.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the act or process of thawing.</li><li>the act or fact of becoming less formal, reserved, or aloof.</li><li>a reduction or easing in tension or hostility.</li><li>(in winter or in areas where freezing weather is the norm) weather warm enough to melt ice and snow.</li><li>a period of such weather: We had a two-week thaw in January.</li><li>the thaw, the first day in the year when ice in harbors, rivers, etc., breaks up or loosens enough to begin flowing to the sea, allowing navigation: The Anchorage thaw came on May 18th.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>