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melt
1[melt]
verb (used without object)
to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
to become liquid; dissolve.
Let the cough drop melt in your mouth.
to pass, dwindle, or fade gradually (often followed byaway ).
His fortune slowly melted away.
to pass, change, or blend gradually (often followed byinto ).
Night melted into day.
Synonyms:to become softened in feeling by pity, sympathy, love, or the like.
The tyrant's heart would not melt.
Obsolete.Ģżto be subdued or overwhelmed by sorrow, dismay, etc.
verb (used with object)
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: , , ,
noun
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
something that is melted.
a quantity melted at one time.
a sandwich or other dish topped with cheese and heated through until the cheese melts.
a tuna melt.
melt
2[melt]
noun
the spleen, especially that of a cow, pig, etc.
melt
/ ³¾É±ō³Ł /
verb
to liquefy (a solid) or (of a solid) to become liquefied, as a result of the action of heat
to become or make liquid; dissolve
cakes that melt in the mouth
(often foll by away) to disappear; fade
(foll by down) to melt (metal scrap) for reuse
(often foll by into) to blend or cause to blend gradually
to make or become emotional or sentimental; soften
noun
the act or process of melting
something melted or an amount melted
melt
To change from a solid to a liquid state by heating or being heated with sufficient energy at the melting point.
See also heat of fusion
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- meltable adjective
- meltability noun
- meltingly adverb
- meltingness noun
- nonmeltable adjective
- nonmelting adjective
- unmeltable adjective
- unmelted adjective
- unmelting adjective
- Ė³¾±š±ō³Ł±š°ł noun
- Ė³¾±š±ō³Ł¾±²Ō²µ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
- Ė³¾±š±ō³Ł²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
- Ė³¾±š±ō³Ł¾±²Ō²µ±ō²ā adverb
- Ė³¾±š±ō³Ł²¹Ė²ś¾±±ō¾±³Ł²ā noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of melt1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of melt1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Burns it, melts it, sometimes makes it stronger.
"My heart melts every time I see them on that screen and I hear their little voices," says the star.
Scorch marks and melted bins could be seen on the streets.
The participants ā a handful of dads ā begin sharing personal stories about toddlers that melt down like snow on summer asphalt, frayed patience and what it means to parent with intention.
The vinyl rain gutter sagged and melted, its plastic material flapping in the wind like a flag, and the window shattered shortly after, letting the flames enter the interior.
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