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molt

The correct spelling is molt.

How to pronounce molt

noun

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The correct spelling is molt. The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc. For example: "Some birds change colour during their winter moult."

Usage Examples

Some birds change colour during their winter moult.

I melted butter to make a cake.

His troubles melted away.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
  2. 2.The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.

verb

  1. 1.To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.
  2. 2.To shed in such a manner.
  3. 3.To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
  4. 4.To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
  5. 5.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.

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