English adjective: melting | |||
1. | melting becoming liquid | ||
Synonyms | liquescent | ||
Similar | unfrozen | ||
Antonyms | frozen | ||
English noun: melting | |||
1. | melting (process) the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid | ||
Samples | The power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster. The thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours. | ||
Synonyms | melt, thaw, thawing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | heating, phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change, warming | ||