melt
n : the process of heating to change something from a solid to a
liquid; "they welcomed the spring thaw" [syn: {thaw}, {thawing},
{melting}]
v 1: reduce from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;
"melt butter"; "melt down gold" [syn: {run}, {melt down}]
2: cause to thaw and become soft or liquid again; "The sub
melted the ice" [syn: {thaw}, {unfreeze}, {unthaw}]
3: grow (more) mellow; "With age, he mellowed" [syn: {mellow}]
4: lose its distinct outline or shape; "Hundreds of actors were
melting into the scene"