thawing frozen

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• Thawing — thaw haw (th[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thawed} (th[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Thawing}.] [AS. [thorn][=a]wian, [thorn][=a]wan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf. also verdauen to digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), Icel. [thorn]eyja, Sw. t[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• thawing — noun 1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (Freq. 1) the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours • Syn: ↑thaw, ↑melt, ↑melting • Deri …   Useful english dictionary

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• thaw — thaw1 [ θɔ ] verb 1. ) thaw or thaw out intransitive or transitive if ice or snow thaws or something thaws it, it becomes warmer and changes into liquid: Thawing sea ice in the Arctic can trigger climate change. a ) intransitive or transitive if… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Rotary car dumper — A rotary car dumper or wagon tippler (UK) is a mechanism used for unloading certain railroad cars such as hopper cars, gondolas or lorries (tipplers, UK). It holds the car to a section of track and rotates the track and car together to dump out… …   Wikipedia

• thaw house — noun also thawing house : a small building fitted and equipped for thawing frozen dynamite …   Useful english dictionary

• Breast pump — A breast pump is a mechanical device (powered manually or by electricity) that extracts milk from the breasts of a female who is lactating. The breast pump was invented and patented by Edward Lasker. [Scientific American, Vol. 8, No. 4, January… …   Wikipedia

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• permafrost — /perr meuh frawst , frost /, n. (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil. Also called pergelisol. [1943; PERMA(NENT) + FROST] * * * Perennially frozen earth, with a temperature below 32 °F (0 °C) continuously for two years or… …   Universalium

• frostbite — /frawst buyt , frost /, n., v., frostbit, frostbitten, frostbiting. n. 1. injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene. v.t. 2. to injure by frost or… …   Universalium