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melt

The correct spelling is melt.

How to pronounce melt

/mɛlt/
noun

IPA: /mɛlt/

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The correct spelling is melt. Molten material, the product of melting. For example: "I melted butter to make a cake."

Usage Examples

I melted butter to make a cake.

His troubles melted away.

She melted when she saw the romantic message in the Valentine's Day card.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Molten material, the product of melting.
  2. 2.The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.
  3. 3.The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.
  4. 4.A melt sandwich.
  5. 5.A wax-based substance for use in an oil burner as an alternative to mixing oils and water.

verb

  1. 1.To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
  2. 2.To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
  3. 3.To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
  4. 4.To be discouraged.
  5. 5.To be emotionally softened or touched.

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