To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies.
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To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
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To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies.
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The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream; constant succession; change.
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of Heat
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To convert from a solid form to that of a liquid; to melt; to dissolve; and technically, to melt by the sole agency of heat.
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of Loosen
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The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.
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of Slacken
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of Warm
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The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorologi…
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See 2d Milt.
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See 2d Milt.
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To thaw.
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To thaw.
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To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up; hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts, sundering a relation, etc.; to term…
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See 2d Milt.
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of Melt
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of Thaw
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To thaw.
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of Warm
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