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1 melt
[melt](to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated: The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was.) a (se) topi- meltdown- melting-point
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2 dissolve
[di'zolv]1) (to (cause to) melt or break up, especially by putting in a liquid: He dissolved the pills in water; The pills dissolved easily in water.)2) (to put an end to (a parliament, a marriage etc).) a dizolva• -
3 fuse
I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) a (se) topi2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) a arde2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) siguranţă- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) fitil -
4 smelt
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5 thaw
[Ɵo:] 1. verb1) ((of ice, snow etc) to melt, or make or become liquid: The snow thawed quickly.) a se topi2) ((of frozen food etc) to make or become unfrozen: Frozen food must be thawed before cooking.) a decongela, a dezgheţa2. noun((the time of) the melting of ice and snow at the end of winter, or the change of weather that causes this: The thaw has come early this year.) dezgheţ
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melt — [ melt ] verb ** ▸ 1 become liquid ▸ 2 disappear ▸ 3 become kinder ▸ 4 gradually combine ▸ 5 relax against ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to change a solid substance into a liquid: Melt the butter in a small saucepan. a ) intransitive to be changed… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
melt*/ — [melt] verb 1) [I/T] to change a solid substance into a liquid, or to be changed from a solid into a liquid Melt the butter in a small saucepan.[/ex] The ice will melt quickly in direct sunlight.[/ex] 2) [I] to disappear My fears melted when I… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
melt — ► VERB 1) make or become liquid by heating. 2) gradually disappear or disperse. 3) become or make more tender or loving. ORIGIN Old English, related to MALT(Cf. ↑malt) … English terms dictionary
melt — [c]/mɛlt / (say melt) verb (melted, melted or molten, melting) –verb (i) 1. to become liquefied by heat, as ice, snow, butter, metal, etc. 2. (not in scientific use) to become liquid; dissolve. 3. Obsolete Colloquial to spend, especially a cheque …
melt down — verb reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating melt butter melt down gold The wax melted in the sun • Syn: ↑melt, ↑run • Derivationally related forms: ↑meltable ( … Useful english dictionary
melt´ing|ly — melt «mehlt», verb, melt|ed, melt|ed or mol|ten, melt|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to change from a solid to a liquid by applying h … Useful english dictionary
melt´er — melt «mehlt», verb, melt|ed, melt|ed or mol|ten, melt|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to change from a solid to a liquid by applying h … Useful english dictionary
melt — verb 1 (I, T) if something solid melts or if heat melts it, it becomes liquid: The snow was melting in the early morning sun. | melt sth: Melt the butter and mix it with the eggs. compare freeze 1 (1), thaw 1 (1) 2 also melt away (I) to gradually … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
melt into — [phrasal verb] melt into (something) : to become difficult or impossible to see by changing into or becoming combined with (something else) The colors in the painting melt into one another. Her frown melted into a smile. She melted into… … Useful english dictionary
melt — verb 1》 make or become liquefied by heating. ↘(melt something down) melt a metal article so as to reuse the raw material. ↘dissolve in liquid. 2》 (often melt away) disappear or disperse. ↘(melt into) change or merge imperceptibly into … English new terms dictionary
melt — verb Melt is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑butter, ↑chocolate, ↑frost, ↑hail, ↑heart, ↑ice, ↑ice cream, ↑snow, ↑snowflake, ↑worry Melt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ … Collocations dictionary
