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Melt

/mɛlt/

Melt is a verb and noun with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
    “I melted butter to make a cake.”
  2. To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
    “His troubles melted away.”
noun
  1. Molten material, the product of melting.
  2. The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms found thaw

Origin

From Old English meltan.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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