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Defenition of the word melt

    • Defenition of the word melt

      • To make a whole by melting.
      • To diminish or disappear along the way.
      • To liquefy by applying heat; to transform from solid to liquid state.
      • To become soft or liquefied by heat.
      • grow (more) mellow; "With age, he mellowed"
      • lose its distinct outline or shape; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"
      • reduce from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"
      • the process of heating to change something from a solid to a liquid; "they welcomed the spring thaw"
      • cause to thaw and become soft or liquid again; "The sub melted the ice"
      • the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"
      • become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"
      • become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
      • become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"
      • become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
      • lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"
      • reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"
      • the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
      • become less intense and fade away gradually
      • become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
      • become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
      • become or cause to become soft or liquid
      • lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
      • reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

    Synonyms for the word melt

      • mellow
      • melt down
      • melting
      • run
      • thaw
      • thawing
      • unfreeze
      • unthaw

    Hyponyms for the word melt

      • de-ice
      • defrost
      • deice
      • deliquesce
      • fuse
      • render
      • try

    Hypernyms for the word melt

      • blend
      • break up
      • change
      • coalesce
      • combine
      • commingle
      • conflate
      • dissolve
      • flux
      • fuse
      • heating
      • immix
      • liquefy
      • liquify
      • meld
      • merge
      • mix
      • phase change
      • phase transition
      • physical change
      • resolve
      • soften
      • state change
      • warming
      • weaken

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