Defrost

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To remove ice or frost from: defrosted the windshield.
  • v. To cause to thaw.
  • verb-intransitive. To become free of ice or frost: a freezer that defrosts automatically.
  • verb-intransitive. To become thawed.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To remove frost from.
  • v. To thaw something.
  • v. To recover from something tiresome.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To remove the frost or ice from.
  • verb-intransitive. To become free of frost or ice.
  • verb-intransitive. To thaw; -- used especially of items removed from a freezer, such as frozen foods.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To remove the effects of frost or freezing from; restore to a sound unfrozen condition or state.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make or become free of frost or ice
    • Verb Form
    defrosted    defrosting    defrosts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    unfreeze    dethaw    unthaw    thaw    melt    dissolve   
    Form
    autodefrost   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    deice    thaw   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aust    Frost    accost    cost    crossed    embossed    exhaust    frost    glossed    last   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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