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   Melt

   /melt/

   

   verb

   • 1. make or become liquefied by heat: "the hot metal melted the wax" Similar liquefythawunfreezedefrostsoftenrunfluxfuserenderclarifydissolvedeliquesce
   • ▪ dissolve in liquid: "add a cup of sugar and boil until the sugar melts"
   • 2. make or become more tender or loving: "Richard gave her a smile that melted her heart" Similar softentouchdisarmmollifyrelaxaffectmove
   • 3. leave or disappear unobtrusively: "the compromise was accepted and the opposition melted away" Similar vanishvanish into thin airdisappearfade awaydissipatedispersego awaypeter outpassdissolveevaporateevanesce
   • ▪ change or merge imperceptibly into (another form or state): "the cheers melted into gasps of admiration"

   noun

   • 1. an act or period of melting: "the precipitation falls as snow and is released during the spring melt"
   • ▪ metal or other material in a melted condition.
   • ▪ a quantity of metal melted in one operation.
   • ▪ a sandwich, hamburger, or other dish containing or topped with melted cheese: "a tuna melt"

   Word Origin Old Englishmeltan, mieltan, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse melta ‘to malt, digest’, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek meldein ‘to melt’, Latin mollis ‘soft’, also by malt.

   Derivatives

   • 1. meltable adjective
   • 2. melter noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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     3

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • T

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