Melt
21melt — [[t]me̱lt[/t]] melts, melting, melted 1) V ERG When a solid substance melts or when you melt it, it changes to a liquid, usually because it has been heated. The snow had melted, but the lake was still frozen solid... [V n] Meanwhile, melt the… …
22melt — melt1 meltable, adj. meltability, n. meltingly, adv. meltingness, n. /melt/, v., melted, melted or molten, melting, n. v.i. 1. to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as i …
23melt — I [[t]mɛlt[/t]] v. i. 1) phs to become liquefied by heat 2) to dissolve: The lozenge will melt on your tongue[/ex] 3) to diminish to nothing: His fortune slowly melted away[/ex] 4) to pass; blend: Night melted into day[/ex] 5) to become softened… …
24melt — verb 1 (I, T) if something solid melts or if heat melts it, it becomes liquid: The snow was melting in the early morning sun. | melt sth: Melt the butter and mix it with the eggs. compare freeze 1 (1), thaw 1 (1) 2 also melt away (I) to gradually …
25melt — [c]/mɛlt / (say melt) verb (melted, melted or molten, melting) –verb (i) 1. to become liquefied by heat, as ice, snow, butter, metal, etc. 2. (not in scientific use) to become liquid; dissolve. 3. Obsolete Colloquial to spend, especially a cheque …
26melt — v. & n. v. 1 intr. become liquefied by heat. 2 tr. change to a liquid condition by heat. 3 tr. (as molten adj.) (usu. of materials that require a great deal of heat to melt them) liquefied by heat (molten lava; molten lead). 4 a intr. & tr.… …
27melt — {{11}}melt (n.) 1854, molten metal, from MELT (Cf. melt) (v.). In reference to a type of sandwich topped by melted cheese, 1980, American English. {{12}}melt (v.) O.E. meltan become liquid, consume by fire, burn up (class III strong verb; past… …
28melt — Synonyms and related words: affect, assuage, bake, be consumed, be gone, blend, broil, cease, cease to be, cease to exist, colliquate, come home to, cook, cut, decline, decoagulate, decoct, decrease, defrost, deliquesce, dematerialize, depart,… …
29melt — v. (d; intr.) to melt into (to melt into the crowd) * * * [melt] (d; intr.) to melt into (to melt into the crowd) …
30melt — 01. I forgot I had a chocolate bar in my pocket, and it [melted] all over my leg. 02. The snow is starting to [melt], and it s really beginning to feel like Spring. 03. In The Wizard of Oz, the wicked witch [melts] after Dorothy throws a bucket… …
