I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ slow
▪ sudden
▪ spring , summer
▪
The arctic shore remains frozen until the summer ~.
THAW + VERB
▪ arrive , begin , come
▪
The plants will be ready for use when the spring ~ arrives.
PREPOSITION
▪ during a/the ~
▪
The river often floods during the ~.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ completely
▪
Make sure the meat has ~ed completely before cooking.
▪ partially
▪ rapidly , slowly
▪ a little ( figurative )
▪
Relations between the two countries ~ed a little after the talks.
▪ out
▪
Has the meat ~ed out yet?
Thaw is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ snow