thaw

thaw (http://definr.com/thaw)

     n 1: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a
          liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt
          that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey
          takes several hours" [syn: melt, thawing, melting]
     2: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they
        welcomed the spring thaw" [syn: thawing, warming]
     v : become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted
         the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The
         heat melted the wax" [syn: unfreeze, unthaw, melt]