nnoun.processthe process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquidSynset:melting thaw thawing
Examples:- the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
- the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
Derivationally Related Form:meltthaw
Hypernyms:heating warming phase change phase transition physical change state change
Inherited Hypernyms:thawheatingtemperature changenatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:thawphase changenatural processprocessphysical entityentity
vverb.changereduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heatingSynset:melt down run
Examples:- melt butter
- melt down gold
- The wax melted in the sun
Derivationally Related Form:meltmeltablemelting
Hypernyms:break up dissolve resolve
Inherited Hypernyms:meltdissolvechange integritychange
Direct Hyponyms:fuserendertry
Full Troponyms:fusetry
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome or cause to become soft or liquidSynset:dethaw dissolve thaw unfreeze unthaw
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:thawmeltermeltmeltingthawingmeltable
Hypernyms:flux liquefy liquify
Inherited Hypernyms:dissolveliquefychange integritychange
Direct Hyponyms:de-icedefrostdeicedeliquesce
Full Troponyms:defrostdeliquesce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something | The chefs --- the vegetables (apply to: unfreeze, thaw)
vverb.changebecome more relaxed, easygoing, or genialSynset:mellow mellow out
Derivationally Related Form:mellowing
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:mellowchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changelose its distinct outline or shape; blend graduallySynset:meld
Examples:- Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene
Hypernyms:blend coalesce combine commingle conflate flux fuse immix meld merge mix
Inherited Hypernyms:meltblendchange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changebecome less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seeminglySynset:fade
Examples:- The scene begins to fade
- The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk
Derivationally Related Form:fade
Hypernyms:weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:fadeweakendecreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changebecome less intense and fade away graduallySynset:disappear evaporate
Examples:- her resistance melted under his charm
- her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance
Hypernyms:weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:meltweakendecreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP