Thaw

thaw, v. i. [thawed (thawd), thawing.] To melt, di olve, or become fluid, as ice or snow; become so warm as to melt ice and snow; to become warm or genial. — v. t. To cause to melt or soften, as ice, snow, hail, or frozen earth. — n. The melting of ice or snow; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost. The, the, definite or definitive article. A word placed before nouns, and used to designate or specify a general conception, or to limit a meaning more or le definitely; also to personify or individualize a species. — Before adjectives in the compar. and superl. degree the is used to heighten or make more complete the contrast. siin, cube, full; moon, foot; cow, oil n. Thearchy. See under Theism. Theater, -tre, the'a-ter, n. Among the ancients, an edifice in which spectacles or shows were exhibited; in modern times, a house for the exhibition of drato matic performances; a playhouse; any room adapted to the exhibition of any performance before an a embly, as for public lectures, anatomical demonstrations before a cla , etc.; that which resembles a theater in form, use, etc. — The at'ric, -rical, a. Of, a or pert, to, a theater, or to scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers. or Theban, the'ban, n. A native or inhabitant of Thebes; a wise man. — a. Of, or pert, to, Thebes. — Theban year. (Anc. Chron.) The Egyptian year of is 365 days and 6 hours. — The'baine, -ba-in, n. (Chem.) One of the constituents of opium, — a variety of opium being named from Thebes, in Egypt. • — Tne'baid, -ba-id, n. A Latin epic poem on Theoes, by Statins; the district about Thebes, in Egypt.