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melt

Nouns

• (n) 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
  melting, thaw, thawing,

Verbs

• (v) 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
  melt down, run,
• (v) 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
  dethaw, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dissolve,
• (v) become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
  • With age, he mellowed
  mellow out, mellow,
• (v) lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
  • Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene
  meld,
• (v) 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
  fade,
• (v) become less intense and fade away gradually
  • her resistance melted under his charm
  • her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance
  disappear, evaporate,

Synonyms

melting thaw thawing melt down run dethaw unfreeze unthaw dissolve mellow out mellow meld fade disappear evaporate

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