Melt

  • 11Melt — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence: To be softened; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12melt-up — ˈmelt up noun [singular] ECONOMICS a situation in which prices rise by a large amount or an industry or the economy becomes much stronger: • What we are witnessing here is an end of quarter melt up of share prices …

    Financial and business terms

  • 13melt*/ — [melt] verb 1) [I/T] to change a solid substance into a liquid, or to be changed from a solid into a liquid Melt the butter in a small saucepan.[/ex] The ice will melt quickly in direct sunlight.[/ex] 2) [I] to disappear My fears melted when I… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 14Melt — (m[e^]lt), n. (Zo[ o]l.) See 2d {Milt}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15melt — v. heat until liquid; be heated until turning to liquid; fuse; be fused; thaw; disappear n. type of dish made with a topping of melted Swiss cheese (such as tuna melt) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 16melt — [v1] liquefy; dissolve cook, deliquesce, diffuse, disappear, disintegrate, disperse, evanesce, evaporate, fade, flow, flux, fuse, go, heat, merge, pass away, render, run, smelt, soften, thaw, vanish, warm, waste away; concepts 250,255 Ant.… …

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  • 17melt — index burn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 18melt — *liquefy, deliquesce, fuse, thaw …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 19melt — ► VERB 1) make or become liquid by heating. 2) gradually disappear or disperse. 3) become or make more tender or loving. ORIGIN Old English, related to MALT(Cf. ↑malt) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 20melt */*/ — UK [melt] / US verb Word forms melt : present tense I/you/we/they melt he/she/it melts present participle melting past tense melted past participle melted 1) a) [transitive] to change a solid substance into a liquid Melt the butter in a small… …

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