[mɛlt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make or become liquefied by heat
(e.g: the hot metal melted the wax)

- make or become more tender or loving
(e.g: Richard gave her a smile that melted her heart)

- leave or disappear unobtrusively
(e.g: the compromise was accepted and the opposition melted away)


Phrases:
- melt in the mouth

Origin:
Old English meltan, mieltan, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse melta ‘to malt, digest’, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek meldein ‘to melt’, Latin mollis ‘soft’, also by malt

[mɛlt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act or period of melting
(e.g: the precipitation falls as snow and is released during the spring melt)

- a sandwich, burger, or other dish containing or topped with melted cheese
(e.g: a tuna melt)


Phrases:
- melt in the mouth

Origin:
Old English meltan, mieltan, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse melta ‘to malt, digest’, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek meldein ‘to melt’, Latin mollis ‘soft’, also by malt