Main entry: thaw, thawing, melt, melting
Definition: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
Usage: the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster; the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
Main entry: melt, evaporate, disappear
Definition: become less intense and fade away gradually
Usage: her resistance melted under his charm; her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance
Definition: become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
Usage: The scene begins to fade; The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk
Main entry: mellow, mellow out, melt
Definition: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
Usage: With age, he mellowed
Main entry: thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, dissolve, melt
Definition: become or cause to become soft or liquid
Usage: 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
Definition: lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
Usage: Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene
Main entry: melt, melt down, run
Definition: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
Usage: melt butter; melt down gold; The wax melted in the sun