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• n  the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
  the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
• v  reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
  melt butter
  melt down gold
  The wax melted in the sun
• v  become or cause to become soft or liquid
  The sun melted the ice
  the ice cream melted
  The heat melted the wax
• v  become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
• v  lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
  Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene
• v  become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
  The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk
• v  become less intense and fade away gradually
  her resistance melted under his charm

• Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has stumbled on what it's calling the first melt-resistant, low-calorie chocolate.
• A new report sheds light on Greenland's quickening meltdown and why that's distressing.
• Climate change is melting the glaciers of the world's highest mountains, affecting millions downstream.

• thaw
• thawing
• melting
• run
• melt down
• dissolve
• unfreeze
• unthaw
• dethaw
• mellow
• mellow out
• meld
• fade
• disappear
• evaporate

News & Articles

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• Antarctic Ice Shelves Melt Mostly From Below
  When iceberg chunks break off of floating ice shelves, it can serve as dramatic proof of melting — and this traditionally has been considered the main way that these expanses of Antarctic ice become smaller. But new research reveals a disconcerting finding that is invisible to the naked eye: These ice shelves primarily melt from below.
  June 13, 2013 - LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News
• The lowdown: Antarctic ice shelves melt from below
  By Douglas MainLiveScienceWhen iceberg chunks break off of floating ice shelves, it can serve as dramatic proof of melting — and this traditionally has been considered the main way that these expanses of Antarctic ice become smaller. But new research reveals a disconcerting finding that is invisible to the naked eye: These ice shelves primarily melt from below.Knowing what is driving ice-shelf ...
  June 13, 2013 - NBC NEWS
• Melt, a new grilled cheese shop in Towson, set for mid-July opening
  The owners of Melt, a new grilled cheese restaurant in Towson, said last week that they plan to open at 22 West Pennsylvania Avenue in mid-July.        
  June 12, 2013 - Baltimore Sun

Quotes

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• President Bush in Kansas City Star
  The snow is going to melt in the Hindu Kush Mountains, and when it does we can expect fierce fighting,President Bush said in a recent address in Washington.
• Kevin Rudd in Blacktown Sun
  We are facing a change of season, as the winter snows melt and the spring thaw begins, which usually indicates a heightening in military activity on the part of the Taliban and al-Qaeda,Mr Rudd told reporters. "Therefore, 2008 will be...
• Lindsey Graham in Nick.com
  Unless you have a complete meltdown, you're going to get confirmed,said Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina. "And I don't think you will (melt down)."