melting
Solid turning liquid
Melting is the process of changing from solid to liquid through heat.
Ice melts into water; butter melts in a pan.
The word extends to gradual disappearance: The crowd melted away.
Figuratively, melting describes emotional softening: Her anger melted when she saw his face.
A melting pot is a place where diverse elements blend together.
Free-flowing substance
- drippingRendered cooking fat
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- oozeSeep gradually out
- runnyExcessively fluid
viscous · fluidity · pool · puddle · lava · wax · butter · chocolate
Liquefied winter precipitation
- defrostRemove ice accumulation
- unfreezeRemove a restriction
- springtimeSeason following winter
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
permafrost · seasonal · warming · breakup · ice · frost · slush · meltwater
Firm matter state
- freezingExtremely cold
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- thawingFrozen matter liquefying
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
sublimation · evaporation · thermodynamic · entropy · temperature · state · transition · nucleation
Capable of being shaped
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- suppleFlexing without damage
- yieldingBending under pressure
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
squishy · doughy · soft · gooey · mushy · tender · spreadable · collapsing
Heat-fusing metal pieces
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
- alloyMetallic combination
amalgamation · fusing · bonding · joining · coalescence · blending · merging · intermingling
Heat you feel
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- flameBurning gas made visible
- burningCombustion in progress
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
sizzle · broil · sear · furnace · kiln · hot · thermal · radiant
Disperse into liquid
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
- solubilityDissolving potential in liquid
dilute · leach · disperse · disintegrate · decompose · corrode · emulsify · extract
Soft or sore
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- warmheartedAffectionate and sympathetic
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- heartwarmingEvoking tender positive feelings
sentimental · moved · stirred · softening · disarming · endearing · swooning · tearful
liquid
Free-flowing substance
runny · viscous · fluidity · pool · puddle · lava · wax · butter · chocolate · cheese
snowmelt
Liquefied winter precipitation
- defrostRemove ice accumulation
- unfreezeRemove a restriction
- springtimeSeason following winter
glacier · permafrost · seasonal · warming · breakup · ice · frost · slush · meltwater · runoff
solid
Firm matter state
condensation · sublimation · evaporation · thermodynamic · entropy · temperature · state · transition · nucleation · crystallization
malleable
Capable of being shaped
pliant · squishy · doughy · soft · gooey · mushy · tender · spreadable · collapsing · sagging
welding
Heat-fusing metal pieces
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
alloy · amalgamation · fusing · bonding · joining · coalescence · blending · merging · intermingling · foundry
warmth
Heat you feel
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- flameBurning gas made visible
- burningCombustion in progress
scorching · sizzle · broil · sear · furnace · kiln · hot · thermal · radiant · sweltering
dissolve
Disperse into liquid
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
solubility · dilute · leach · disperse · disintegrate · decompose · corrode · emulsify · extract · breakdown
tender
Soft or sore
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- warmheartedAffectionate and sympathetic
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
heartwarming · sentimental · moved · stirred · softening · disarming · endearing · swooning · tearful · poignant
- climateclimate change, climate, weather, global warming, temperature
- Natural Processesphotosynthesis, decomposition, evaporation, erosion, carbon cycle
- physical phenomenadiffusion, collision, friction, explosion, surface tension
- Wizard of OzDorothy, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Wicked Witch, yellow brick road
- fusionnuclear fusion, hydrogen fusion, thermonuclear fusion, fusion reaction, fusion energy
- gradual declinefading, waning, dwindling, diminishing, ebbing
meltingfreezing
Extremely cold
solidifying · congealing · crystallizing · hardening · setting
meltingsolidifying
Becoming rigid or fixed
hardening · firming · setting · stiffening · rigid
- melting potCultural fusion place
- melting awayGradually ceasing to exist
- melting snowFrozen precipitation liquefying
- melting iceFrozen water turning liquid
- melting pointLiquefaction threshold temperature
- melting ice capsPolar ice sheets diminishing