melt
/mɛlt/
noun
- The act or process of melting, or the state of being melted.
- The melt of the polar ice caps is a serious concern.
- Add the cheese and cook until it is a smooth melt.
- A slow melt on the stove prevents the chocolate from burning.
- A sandwich or other food that is heated so that the cheese or other filling melts.
- The diner is famous for its patty melt.
- She made a delicious ham and cheese melt.
- I ordered a tuna melt for lunch.
verb
- To change from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating.
- She melted the butter in a pan before adding the sugar.
- The ice cream started to melt in the hot sun.
- The snow on the roof will melt when the temperature rises.
- To disappear or dissolve gradually, as if by melting.
- His anger melted away when he saw her smile.
- The crowd melted into the night after the concert ended.
- All my doubts melted once I heard the good news.
- To make someone feel very tender or sympathetic; to soften emotionally.
- The puppy's big eyes melted my heart.
- That romantic movie always melts me.
- Her kind words melted his cold attitude.