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melt::noun | Spocien Dictionary

melt

/mɛlt/

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

Type	Words
Synonyms	melting, thaw, thawing
Type of	phase transition, phase change, heating, state change, warming, physical change

the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster.

melt::verb | Spocien Dictionary

melt

/mɛlt/

become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

Type	Words
Synonyms	fade
Type of	weaken

The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk.

melt::verb | Spocien Dictionary

melt

/mɛlt/

become less intense and fade away gradually

Type	Words
Synonyms	disappear, evaporate
Type of	weaken

her resistance melted under his charm.

melt::verb | Spocien Dictionary

melt

/mɛlt/

become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

Type	Words
Synonyms	mellow, mellow out
Type of	change
Verb group	mellow

melt::verb | Spocien Dictionary

melt

/mɛlt/

become or cause to become soft or liquid

Type	Words
Synonyms	dethaw, dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw
Type of	liquefy, liquify, flux
Has types	defrost, de-ice, deice, deliquesce
Derivation	melting, meltable, melter

The sun melted the ice.

the ice cream melted.

The heat melted the wax.

melt::verb | Spocien Dictionary

melt

/mɛlt/

lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually

Type	Words
Synonyms	meld
Type of	fuse, immix, mix, merge, meld, blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux

Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene.

melt::verb | Spocien Dictionary

melt

/mɛlt/

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

Type	Words
Synonyms	melt down, run
Type of	dissolve, break up, resolve
Has types	fuse, render, try
Verb group	bleed, run
Derivation	meltable, melting

melt butter.

melt down gold.

The wax melted in the sun.