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Heating

of Heat

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Boiling 76% connected

of Boil

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Melt 76% connected

See 2d Milt.

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Melting 76% connected

of Melt

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Thaw 76% connected

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

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Thawing 76% connected

of Thaw

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Broader term 1

Utility 76% connected

The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the u…

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 2

Heat 74% connected

A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion and evaporation, and which, as manifested in fire…

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Heat 74% connected

A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion and evaporation, and which, as manifested in fire…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Component part 2

Boiler 70% connected

One who boils.

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Radiator 70% connected

That which radiates or emits rays, whether of light or heat; especially, that part of a heating apparatus from which the heat is radiated or diffused…

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Containing whole 2

Building 70% connected

of Build

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Edifice 70% connected

A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehou…

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Synonym 2

Heat 92% connected

A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion and evaporation, and which, as manifested in fire…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Warming 92% connected

of Warm

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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