melt

Turn to puddle

Melt is the transition from solid to liquid, typically through heat: The ice melted in my drink.

Things that soften or dissolve seem to melt: Her anger melted away.

To melt into something is to blend gradually: The colors melt into each other.

A melt is a sandwich with melted cheese: tuna melt, patty melt.

If something melts in your mouth, it's exceptionally tender.

A meltdown is a catastrophic failure—originally of a nuclear reactor's core, now any spectacular collapse.

liquefy

butter

Solid fat from cream

chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
cheeseFermented milk solid
waxPliable waterproof substance

candle · lava · liquid · heat · gooey · drizzle · fondue · ooze · puddle · dribble

thaw

ice

Water's solid form

snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
glacierSlow-moving ice mass
defrostRemove ice accumulation

slush · permafrost · icicle · frozen · unfreeze · warming · springtime · deicing · puddle · drip

vanish

disappear

Pass from visibility

fadeLose intensity gradually
evaporateTransition to gaseous state
dissipateGradually fade away

dwindle · recede · shrink · wane · ebb · thin · scatter · disperse · dissolve · diminish

emotion

heart

Circulatory system's pump

swoonLose consciousness briefly
tenderSoft or sore
touchedAffected emotionally or physically

moved · sentimental · warmth · affection · soften · compassion · endearing · adorable · aww · heartwarming

dissolve

sugar

Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener

saltSodium chloride compound
tabletFlat portable computing device
solutionAnswer or liquid mixture

water · stir · disappear · disperse · disintegrate · effervesce · soluble · dilute · blend · absorb

fuse

metal

Hard conductive solid

solderFusible bonding alloy
weldHeat-fused metal joint
alloyMetallic combination

forge · ingot · cast · crucible · metallurgy · amalgam · bonding · joining · brazing · foundry

melt

butter

ice

disappear

heart

sugar

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