melt
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
Types & categories
- heating hypernym
- phase change hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
melt butter
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
become or cause to become soft or liquid
The sun melted the ice
Types & categories
- flux hypernym
- deliquesce hyponym
- defrost hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
With age, he mellowed
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene
Types & categories
- mix hypernym
Sense 6 verb
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
The scene begins to fade
Types & categories
- weaken hypernym
Related & opposite
- fade derivation
Sense 7 verb
become less intense and fade away gradually
her resistance melted under his charm
Types & categories
- weaken hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | thaw |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | melt |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | heating |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | phase change |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thaw |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | meltable |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | bleed |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | dissolve |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fuse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | try |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | melter |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | thaw |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | thaw |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | meltable |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | flux |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | deliquesce |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | defrost |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mellowing |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | mellow |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | mix |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fade |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | weaken |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | weaken |