melt
/mɛlt/ noun C2- Molten material, the product of melting.
- The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.
- The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.
- A melt sandwich.
- Rock showing evidence of having been remelted after it originally solidified. · Numerous samples of breccia and impact melts were recovered by drilling into the floor of the crater.
- A wax-based substance for use in an oil burner as an alternative to mixing oils and water.
Plural melts
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“In a minute I shall melt away.”
I have been wicked in my day, but I never thought a little girl like you would ever be able to melt me and end my wicked deeds.
The men waited for months, but the ice did not melt.
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