Search Result:molten
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋmoltN 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊmoultәn 〕
Overview of verb melt
The verb melt has 6 senses
- melt, run, melt down -- (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun")
- dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt -- (become or cause to become soft or liquid; "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")
- mellow, melt, mellow out -- (become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed")
- melt, meld -- (lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene")
- fade, melt -- (become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk")
- melt, disappear, evaporate -- (become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance")
Overview of adj molten