Definition of melts in English

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melts, verb, present, 3rd person singular of melt (infinitive).
melts, noun, plural of melt.

WordNet

Verb melts, melting, melted
melt - 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"
		run, melt down
		resolve, dissolve, break up find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x"
		fuse make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains"
		try, render melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"
		bleed, run draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
melt - become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance"
		disappear, evaporate
		weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"
		meld
		conflate, immix, coalesce, commingle, blend, merge, meld, flux, fuse, mix, combine fuse or cause to grow together
melt - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
		dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw
		liquify, flux, liquefy become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"
		deliquesce melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily"
		de-ice, defrost, deice make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window"
melt - become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"
		mellow, mellow out
		mellow make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"
		change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
melt - become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
		fade
		weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

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Wiktionary

melt (Noun)
Molten material, the product of melting.
melt (Noun)
The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.
melt (Noun)
The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.
melt (Noun)
A melt sandwich .
melt (Noun)
A wax-based substance for use in an oil burner as an alternative to mixing oils and water.
melt (Noun)
An idiot.
melt (Verb)
To change or to be changed from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
melt (Verb)
To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
melt (Verb)
To be very hot and sweat profusely.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

melt (n.)
See 2d Milt.
melt (v.)
To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow.
melt (v.)
Hence: 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.
melt (v. i.)
To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures.
melt (v. i.)
To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.
melt (v. i.)
Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.
melt (v. i.)
To lose distinct form or outline; to blend.
melt (v. i.)
To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts away.