thaw
/θɔː/verb
Elementary
1
To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.
2
To become sufficiently warm to melt ice and snow, said in reference to the weather.
3
To grow gentle or genial.
4
To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing