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

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

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

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.

The warm season.

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"

warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"

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"

To free something from the binding action of ice by warming it to a temperature above the melting point of ice. Also, a warm spell when ice and snow melt.

Melting snow or ice at the Earth's surface due to a temperature rise above 0° C.

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.