thawed English
Verb
(head)
(thaw)
Anagrams
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thaw English
Alternative forms
* (l)
Verb
( en verb)
To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; — said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws. Specifically by gradual warming
To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
(figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
To cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve. Specifically by gradual warming.
Noun
( en noun)
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
a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed. —.
See also
* unthaw, dethaw
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tawed English
Verb
(head)
(taw)
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taw English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Related to (l) and (l).
Verb
( en verb)
(obsolete) To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge.
To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.
Specifically, to turn (animals’ hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.
Related terms
* (l)
Noun
( en noun)
(obsolete) Tawed leather.
Derived terms
* tawse
Etymology 2
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Noun
( en noun)
A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
ring-taw
(square dancing) dance partner
- Walk around your corner, see-saw around your taw .
A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
* tav
* taf
Noun
( en noun)
The twenty-second and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
Etymology 4
Compare , and (m).
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