defrost

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of thawing or making something thaw, as by warming or melting.

  - "After a long winter, we need to defrost the car before driving."
  - "The food in the freezer should be defrosted before cooking."
  - "The roads were closed due to heavy ice, but they were defrosted by the sun."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with defrost
frost , toast , boast , coast

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Variants

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defrost , defrosted , defrosting , defrosts

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Etymology

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From the Middle English word defrosten, meaning 'to melt, thaw'.

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Trivia

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1. Defrosting food before cooking can help it cook more evenly and quickly.

2. The world's largest ice cube, named 'The Iceberg', was defrosted in 2018 and turned into drinking water for 10 million people in Chennai, India.

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Related Concepts

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1. Thawing: The process of melting or causing to melt ice or snow, especially at a relatively low temperature.

2. Refrigeration: The process of preserving food by storing it at low temperatures, typically below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Culture

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Defrost has no significant cultural, historical, or symbolic significance.

How to Memorize "defrost"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a frozen lake gradually melting and becoming unfrozen.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of melting or thawing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Dear Frosty, Don't Refuse To Shed' to remember the definition of defrost.

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