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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

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   What is a word for melted?

   • 1. dissolve, run, soften, fuse, thaw, diffuse, flux, defrost, liquefy, unfreeze, deliquesce The snow had melted. 2. (often with away) disappear, fade, vanish, dissolve, disperse, evaporate, evanesce When he heard these words, his inner doubts melted away.

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   What is the definition of melt?

   • The definition of melt is to turn from a solid to liquid as a result of exposure to heat.

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   What is melts?

   • MELTS is a group of like-minded employees and retirees (co-ed) who get together to play a fun-focused, pick-up style game of sports in the middle of the day. The games are designed with fun, fitness and participation as the main goals, not competition. MELTS uses simplified rules ... and sometimes keeps score.

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   What is an example of melt?

   • An example of melt is the effect of adding ice or sugar to ice to lower the freezing point. Melt is defined as to become more emotional or loving, or to cause someone to become more emotional or loving.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb and noun melt. Melt can mean to change from a solid to a liquid, to disappear, to soften, or to lose outline.

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   to reduce to a liquid state by warmth or heat; fuse: Fire melts ice. to cause to pass away or fade. to cause to pass, change, or blend gradually. to soften in feeling, as a person or the heart. Synonyms: touch, mollify, disarm, affect.

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   Melt means to change from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating, or to disappear or soften gradually. It can also mean to cause something to blend or to become emotional. See different sources and usage of the word melt.

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    Definitions of melt. verb. 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”. synonyms: melt down, run. bleed, run. be diffused.