crucible melting pot | a vessel made of material that does not melt easily, used for high temperature chemical reactions |
freezing point melting point | the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid |
meltdown | a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown, there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March |
melting pot | an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated |
meltdown nuclear meltdown | severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping |
thaw melt thawing melting | the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid, the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster, the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours |
reduce melt off lose weight slim slenderize thin slim down | take off weight |
melt a disappear a evaporate | become less intense and fade away gradually, her resistance melted under his charm, her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance |
fade 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 |
mellow melt mellow out | become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial, With age, he mellowed |
dissolve thaw unfreeze unthaw dethaw 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 |
melt meld | lose its distinct outline or shape, blend gradually, Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene |
melt run melt down | 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 |
liquescent melting | becoming liquid |
melted liquid liquified | changed from a solid to a liquid state, rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow |