liquescent, melting
(adjective) becoming liquid
thaw, melt, thawing, melting
(noun) the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; âthe power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disasterâ; âthe thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hoursâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
melting
present participle of melt
melting (comparative more melting, superlative most melting)
Which is melting, dissolving or liquefying.
Given over to strong emotion; tender; aroused; emotional, tearful.
That causes one to melt with emotion; able to make others feel tender and emotional.
melting (plural meltings)
The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.
(figurative) The act of softening or mitigating.
Source: Wiktionary
Melt"ing, n.
Definition: Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted. Melting point (Chem.), the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is 0Âș Centigrade or 32Âș Fahr., that of urea is 132Âș Centigrade.
– Melting pot, a vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible.
Melt"ing a.
Definition: Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood.
– Melt"ing*ly, adv.
Melt, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See 2d Milt.
Melt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Melted (obs.) p. p. Molten; p. pr. & vb. n. Melting.] Etym: [AS. meltan; akin to Gr. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. Smelt, v., Malt, Milt the spleen.]
1. To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to mell wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow.
2. Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken. Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth. Shak. For pity melts the mind to love. Dryden.
Syn.
– To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.
Melt, v. i.
1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures.
2. To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.
3. Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear. My soul melteth for heaviness. Ps. cxix. 28. Melting with tenderness and kind compassion. Shak.
4. To lose distinct form or outline; to blend. The soft, green, rounded hills, with their flowing outlines, overlapping and melting into each other. J. C. Shairp.
5. To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts away. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and whatâs left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
