melters
Things that liquefy
Things that melt or cause melting.
Ice cream is a melter on a hot day; so is the sun that softens it.
A cheese melter is a kitchen device for melting cheese.
The word appears in compounds: snow melters, steel melters.
Informally, a melter can be something that melts your heart—an adorable child, a sentimental movie.
Extracting metal from ore
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
- foundryMetal casting facility
- castingShaping through liquid form
slag · flux · ingot · ladle · ore · blast · molten · refinery
Combustion with flames
- flameBurning gas made visible
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- warmthHeat you feel
- burnDamage by heat
scorch · blaze · ignite · glow · embers · thermal · radiance · incandescence
Shared melted dipping dish
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- butterSolid fat from cream
- paniniGrilled Italian sandwich
griddle · sandwich · gooey · oozing · stretchy · bubbling · golden
Industrial production facility
- productionMaking or generating something
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- assemblyConstructing from components
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
automation · vat · tank · batch · processing · manufacturing · engineering · workforce
smelting
Extracting metal from ore
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
- foundryMetal casting facility
casting · slag · flux · ingot · ladle · ore · blast · molten · refinery · forge
fire
Combustion with flames
- flameBurning gas made visible
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- warmthHeat you feel
burn · scorch · blaze · ignite · glow · embers · thermal · radiance · incandescence · sizzle
fondue
Shared melted dipping dish
panini · griddle · sandwich · gooey · oozing · stretchy · bubbling · golden
factory
Industrial production facility
- productionMaking or generating something
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- assemblyConstructing from components
conveyor · automation · vat · tank · batch · processing · manufacturing · engineering · workforce · efficiency
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
strain · exertion · endurance · backbreaking · arduous · strenuous · physical · grueling
meltersfreezers
Subzero preservation chambers
solidifiers · coolers · chillers · refrigerators · hardeners
- melted cheeseHeated dairy gone liquid
- melted awayGradually disappeared completely
- melted butterHeated fat, now liquid
- melted downMade liquid by heating