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melt
  1. (ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) 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.
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) To be emotionally softened or touched.
  5. (intransitive, colloquial) To be very hot and sweat profusely.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. thaw, liquefy, dissolve, flux, deliquesce, fuse, run, unfreeze, liquify, soften, diffuse, liquesce, defrost, smelt, warm, render, vaporise, vaporize, flow, clarify, cook, disintegrate, go, melt down, thaw out, waste away, deice, become liquid, reduce, melt away, fluidify, defront, relent, boil down, open up, become soft, de-ice, liquidize, precipitate, condense, liquidate, liquidise, make liquid, turn to liquid, cast, found, produce, manufacture, touch, affect … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “The snow would start to melt as spring approached.”
      “Her smile is enough to melt anyone's heart.”
      “I felt like giving him a tight hug to melt his anger.”
melt down
  1. To melt a metal, especially so that it can be remade into something else.
  2. To have a breakdown; to collapse or fail utterly.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. crack, flip out, freak out, break down, go off the deep end, lose it, wig out, blow one's cool, fall apart, go to pieces, crack up, lose control, break up, go mad, go bonkers, become insane, come unglued, be overcome, go crazy, come apart at the seams, have a breakdown, freak, come undone, go off one's rocker, lose one's marbles, go crackers, take leave of one's senses, go out of your mind, go haywire, go off your head, lose one's mind, become psychotic, go nuts, become demented, go doolally tap, go round the twist, go barmy, go doolally, go off one's trolley, lose one's reason, crumble, dissolve into tears, cry, disintegrate, burst into tears, collapse, craze, blow up, loco, fall apart at the seams … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “There was a time, during the early years, when he would melt down after a tough loss.”
      “At the north end where he lies, three tall smokestacks let off thick-gray smoke from the white-hot coke used to melt down the iron ore.”
moult
  1. (intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.
  2. (transitive) To shed in such a manner.
melted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of melt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. thawed, liquefied, dissolved, fluxed, deliquesced, fused, ran, run, unfroze, unfrozen, liquified, softened, diffused, liquesced, defrosted, smelted, smelt, warmed, rendered, vaporised, vaporized, flowed, clarified, cooked, disintegrated, went, gone, melted down, thawed out, wasted away, deiced, become liquid, cast, reduced, fluidified, liquidized, relented, relent, melted away, opened up, precipitated, condensed, liquidated, boiled down, become soft, became liquid, liquidised, turned to liquid, produced, found … more
molt
  1. US standard spelling of moult.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. slough, shed, exfoliate, sluff, slip, exuviate, peel, flake, cast, doff, scale, skin, decorticate, cast off, take off, pull off, slough off, moult, mew, flake off, let fall, desquamate, scale off, drop, discard, peel off, let drop, throw off, get rid of, blister, come off in layers, throw aside, come off in strips, chip, crumble, delaminate, pare, trim, slice, come off, chip off, wear away … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “During the summer, snakes molt to shed their old skin and reveal a fresh, vibrant layer beneath.”
moulting
  1. present participle of moult
  2. Synonyms:
      3. shedding, molting, exfoliating, exuviating, peeling, sloughing, sluffing, casting, flaking, mewing, slipping, discarding, dropping, scaling, skinning, sloughing off, casting off, peeling off, flaking off, letting drop, letting fall, throwing off, getting rid of, throwing aside, desquamating, doffing, blistering, scaling off, coming off in layers, decorticating, taking off, pulling off, coming off in strips, chipping, paring, trimming, slicing, delaminating, crumbling, coming off, chipping off, wearing away … more
melting
  1. present participle of melt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. thawing, liquefying, dissolving, fluxing, deliquescing, fusing, running, unfreezing, liquifying, softening, diffusing, liquescing, defrosting, smelting, warming, rendering, vaporising, vaporizing, flowing, clarifying, cooking, disintegrating, going, melting down, thawing out, wasting away, deicing, becoming liquid, reducing, fluidifying, melting away, relenting, boiling down, opening up, becoming soft, liquidizing, liquidating, precipitating, condensing, liquidising, making liquid, turning to liquid, soluting, solvating, incorporating, becoming a solution, breaking down, going into solution, touching, affecting … more
molting
  1. present participle of molt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sloughing, shedding, exfoliating, sluffing, slipping, exuviating, peeling, flaking, casting, doffing, scaling, skinning, decorticating, casting off, taking off, pulling off, sloughing off, moulting, mewing, flaking off, letting fall, desquamating, scaling off, dropping, discarding, peeling off, letting drop, throwing off, getting rid of, blistering, coming off in layers, throwing aside, coming off in strips, chipping, paring, trimming, slicing, delaminating, crumbling, coming off, chipping off, wearing away … more
molt
  1. (rare) simple past tense of melt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. slough, shed, exfoliate, sluff, slip, exuviate, peel, flake, cast, doff, scale, skin, decorticate, cast off, take off, pull off, slough off, moult, mew, flake off, let fall, desquamate, scale off, drop, discard, peel off, let drop, throw off, get rid of, blister, come off in layers, throw aside, come off in strips, chip, crumble, delaminate, pare, trim, slice, come off, chip off, wear away … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “During the summer, snakes molt to shed their old skin and reveal a fresh, vibrant layer beneath.”
molten
  1. past participle of melt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. thawed, liquefied, dissolved, fluxed, deliquesced, fused, run, unfrozen, liquified, softened, diffused, liquesced, defrosted, smelted, smelt, warmed, rendered, vaporised, vaporized, flowed, clarified, cooked, disintegrated, gone, melted down, thawed out, wasted away, become liquid, become soft, deiced, cast, fluidified, reduced, relented, relent, melted away, opened up, boiled down, liquidized, condensed, liquidated, precipitated, liquidised, turned to liquid, made liquid, found, manufactured, founded, produced, melted … more
moults
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of moult
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sheds, molts, exfoliates, exuviates, peels, sloughs, sluffs, casts, flakes, mews, slips, discards, drops, scales, skins, sloughs off, casts off, peels off, flakes off, lets drop, lets fall, throws off, gets rid of, throws aside, desquamates, doffs, blisters, scales off, comes off in layers, decorticates, takes off, pulls off, comes off in strips, chips, slices, trims, delaminates, crumbles, pares, comes off, wears away, chips off … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “After the female moults the male then comes and courts the female and then deposits a spermatophore.”
      “This species moults gradually beginning in March or April until September or October each year.”
      “When the insect is about to assume the pupa state, it moults its skin.”
melts
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of melt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. thaws, liquefies, dissolves, fluxes, deliquesces, fuses, runs, unfreezes, liquifies, softens, diffuses, liquesces, defrosts, smelts, warms, renders, vaporises, vaporizes, flows, clarifies, cooks, disintegrates, goes, melts down, thaws out, wastes away, deices, becomes liquid, reduces, fluidifies, melts away, relents, boils down, opens up, becomes soft, liquidizes, precipitates, condenses, liquidates, liquidises, makes liquid, turns to liquid, solutes, solvates, incorporates, becomes a solution, breaks down, goes into solution, touches, affects … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Just as champagne gives you an instant lift so chocolate, as it melts in the mouth, creates a feeling of euphoria and wellbeing.”
      “Physics, when studied in depth, is not able to quench the scientist's thirst and soon melts into metaphysics.”
      “His father's stern expression melts away, and a smile forms on his face too.”
molts
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of molt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sloughs, sheds, exfoliates, sluffs, slips, exuviates, peels, flakes, casts, doffs, scales, skins, decorticates, casts off, takes off, pulls off, sloughs off, moults, mews, flakes off, lets fall, desquamates, scales off, drops, discards, peels off, lets drop, throws off, gets rid of, blisters, comes off in layers, throws aside, comes off in strips, chips, slices, trims, delaminates, crumbles, pares, comes off, wears away, chips off … more
melteth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of melt
meltest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of melt
moulted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of moult
  2. Synonyms:
      3. shed, molted, molt, exfoliated, exuviated, peeled, sloughed, sluffed, cast, flaked, mewed, slipped, discarded, dropped, scaled, skinned, sloughed off, casted off, peeled off, flaked off, let drop, let fall, threw off, thrown off, got rid of, gotten rid of, thrown aside, threw aside … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The fur of a recently moulted crabeater seal exhibits a rich shimmering of light and dark grey hues.”
      “The word itself derives from the royal stables at Charing Cross in London built on the site where the royal hawks were once moulted or mewed.”
      “Unlike other petrels, the flight feathers of diving petrels are moulted simultaneously, leaving the birds flightless while they grow back.”
molted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of molt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sloughed, shed, exfoliated, sluffed, slipped, exuviated, peeled, flaked, cast, doffed, scaled, skinned, decorticated, casted off, took off, taken off, pulled off, let fall, sloughed off, moulted, mewed, flaked off, let drop, desquamated, molt, discarded, dropped, scaled off, peeled off, threw off, thrown off, gotten rid of, got rid of … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “As in all arthropods, the eye surface had to be molted along with the rest of the hard exoskeleton.”
      “That suggests that our captive birds molted their juvenal flight feathers on a schedule similar to that of Tufted Puffins in the wild.”
      “That suggests that our captive SY birds molted their juvenal flight feathers on a schedule similar to that of Tufted Puffins in the wild.”
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