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Thawed vs Thewed - What's the difference?

thawed | thewed |

As verbs the difference between thawed and thewed

is that thawed is past tense of thaw while thewed is past tense of thew.

As an adjective thewed is

having thews or muscles.

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

    Anagrams

    * * * English ergative verbs

    thewed

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having thews]] or [[muscle, muscles.
  • Accustomed or educated.
  • Derived terms

    * ill-thewed * well-thewed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (thew)
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