noun
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (Freq. 1)
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the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
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the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
• Derivationally related forms: ↑melt, ↑thaw (for: ↑thawing), ↑melt (for: ↑melt), ↑thaw (for: ↑thaw)
• Hypernyms: ↑heating, ↑warming, ↑phase change, ↑phase transition, ↑state change, ↑physical change
adjective
becoming liquid (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑liquescent
• Similar to: ↑unfrozen
Useful english dictionary. 2012.