(figurative) a period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding
The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost
a period of weather warm enough to melt that which is frozen
verb
(intransitive) To become so warm as to melt ice and snow — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
(intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
(intransitive, figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
(transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
wath
wath
noun
(historical, England, dialect) A ford.
(obsolete) A fordable stream.
what
what
adv
Used before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.
det
(interrogative) Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
(relative) Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
(relative) Which; the ... that.
Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
Used to form exclamations.
intj
(Britain, colloquial, dated) Clipping of what do you say? Used as a type of tag question to emphasise a statement and invite agreement, often rhetorically.
An expression of surprise or disbelief.
Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.
What did you say? I beg your pardon?
What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
What! That’s amazing!
noun
(countable) Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
(countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
(obsolete, uncountable) Something; thing; stuff.
particle
(Manglish, Singlish) Emphasizes the truth of an assertion made to contradict an evidently false assumption held by the listener.
pron
(fused relative) Anything that; all that; whatever.
(fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
(interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
