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NOUN (1)

1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid;
- Example: "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"
- Example: "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"
[syn: thaw, melt, thawing, melting]


VERB (6)

1. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;
- Example: "melt butter"
- Example: "melt down gold"
- Example: "The wax melted in the sun"
[syn: melt, run, melt down]

2. become or cause to become soft or liquid;
- Example: "The sun melted the ice"
- Example: "the ice thawed"
- Example: "the ice cream melted"
- Example: "The heat melted the wax"
- Example: "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"
- Example: "dethaw the meat"
[syn: dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt]

3. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial;
- Example: "With age, he mellowed"
[syn: mellow, melt, mellow out]

4. lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually;
- Example: "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"
[syn: melt, meld]

5. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly;
- Example: "The scene begins to fade"
- Example: "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
[syn: fade, melt]

6. become less intense and fade away gradually;
- Example: "her resistance melted under his charm"
- Example: "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance"
[syn: melt, disappear, evaporate]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Melt \Melt\, v. i.
   1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the
      influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate
      temperatures.
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   2. To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.
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   3. Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle;
      also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.
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            My soul melteth for heaviness.        --Ps. cxix.
                                                  28.
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            Melting with tenderness and kind compassion. --Shak.
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   4. To lose distinct form or outline; to blend. See fondue.
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            The soft, green, rounded hills, with their flowing
            outlines, overlapping and melting into each other.
                                                  --J. C.
                                                  Shairp.
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   5. To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog
      melts away. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Melt \Melt\ (m[e^]lt), n. (Zool.)
   See 2d Milt.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Melt \Melt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Melted (obs.) p. p. Molten;
   p. pr. & vb. n. Melting.] [AS. meltan; akin to Gr.
   me`ldein, E. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. [root]108. Cf.
   Smelt, v., Malt, Milt the spleen.]
   1. To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to
      liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or
      snow.
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   2. Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to
      relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences;
      sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of;
      to weaken.
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            Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth.
                                                  --Shak.
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            For pity melts the mind to love.      --Dryden.
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   Syn: To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

melt
    n 1: 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" [syn: thaw, melt, thawing, melting]
    v 1: 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" [syn: melt, run, melt
         down]
    2: 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" [syn:
       dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt]
    3: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he
       mellowed" [syn: mellow, melt, mellow out]
    4: lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually;
       "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" [syn:
       melt, meld]
    5: 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" [syn: fade,
       melt]
    6: become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance
       melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of
       waiting for her fiance" [syn: melt, disappear,
       evaporate]