The term 'thawed' is used to describe the process of changing a frozen substance into a liquid or semi-liquid state. This can be done through various methods, such as heating, melting, or defrosting. The crossword solutions for this term are 'unfrozen' (8 letters), 'melted' (6 letters), 'DEFROSTED' (9 letters), and 'warmed' (6 letters). All of these words refer to the same process of thawing, but each one has a slightly different connotation. Unfrozen implies that the substance was previously frozen, melted suggests that heat was applied to cause the thawing, DEFROSTED implies that the thawing was done slowly over time, and warmed implies that the thawing was done by applying heat.