melt
1 of 3verb
ˈmelt 
melted; melting; melts
intransitive verb
1
: to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
2
a
: dissolve, disintegrate
the sugar melted in the coffee
b
: to disappear as if by dissolving
her anger melted at his kind words
3
obsolete : to become subdued or crushed (as by sorrow)
4
: to become mild, tender, or gentle
5
: to lose outline or distinctness : blend
transitive verb
1
: to reduce from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
2
: to cause to disappear or disperse
3
: to make tender or gentle : soften
meltability
ˌmel-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē
noun meltable
ˈmel-tə-bəl
adjective melter noun
melt
2 of 3noun (1)
1
a
: material in the molten state
b
: the mass melted at a single operation or the quantity melted during a specified period
2
a
: the action or process of melting or the period during which it occurs
the spring melt
b
: the condition of being melted
3
: a sandwich with melted cheese
a tuna melt
melt
3 of 3noun (2)
: spleen
especially : spleen of slaughtered animals for use as feed or food
Synonyms
Verb
- dematerialize
- disappear
- dissolve
- evanesce
- evaporate
- fade
- flee
- fly
- sink
- vanish
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Example Sentences
Verb The butter melted in the frying pan. The snow is finally melting. She melted butter in the frying pan. a tablespoon of melted butter Their determination melted in the face of opposition. She melted at his kindly words. Her heart melted with compassion. See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English meltan; akin to Old Norse melta to digest, Greek meldein to melt — more at mollify
Noun (2)
Middle English milte, from Old English; akin to Old High German miltzi spleen
First Known Use
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun (1)
1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (2)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing melt
Kids Definition
melt
verb
ˈmelt
melted; melting
1
: to change from a solid to a liquid usually through the action of heat
Snow melts.
I'm melting butter.
2
: to grow less : disappear
Clouds melted away.
3
: to make or become gentle : soften
The kittens melted her heart.
4
: to lose clear outline
"Yes, I know," said the Fox, melting into the bushes.
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Robert Lawson, Rabbit Hillmelted 1 of 2
adjective
as in molten
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- molten
- thawed
- warmed
- liquefied
- unfrozen
- defrosted
- heated
- deiced
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- frozen
- iced
- chilled
- refrigerated
- congealed
- supercooled
- refrozen
- icy
- glaciated
- frostbitten
- semisolid
- frosty
- quick-frozen
melted
2 of 2verb
1
as in disappeared
to cease to be visible the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun Synonyms & Similar Words
- disappeared
- vanished
- faded
- evaporated
- dissolved
- dissipated
- flew
- fled
- sunk
- sank
- dispersed
- dematerialized
- evanesced
- blurred
- dropped out of sight
- dried up
- dimmed
- cleared
- blanked (out)
- died (away or down or out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- appeared
- arrived
- emerged
- broke out
- materialized
- issued
- loomed
- came out
- showed up
2
as in thawed
to go from a solid to a liquid state a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter Synonyms & Similar Words
- thawed
- dissolved
- softened
- liquefied
- fluxed
- fused
- liquified
- run
- ran
- deliquesced
- smelted
- guttered
- rendered
- thinned
- tried
- founded
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hardened
- solidified
- set
- thickened
- coagulated
- congealed
- clotted
- gelled
- jelled
- jellied