Melt vs. Smelt
Meltnoun
Molten material, the product of melting.
Meltnoun
The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.
Meltnoun
The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.
Meltnoun
A melt sandwich.
Meltnoun
A wax-based substance for use in an oil burner as an alternative to mixing oils and water.
Meltnoun
an idiot.
Meltverb
(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
Meltverb
To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
Meltverb
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.
Meltverb
To be emotionally softened or touched.
Meltverb
To be very hot and sweat profusely.
Meltnoun
See 2d Milt.
Meltverb
To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow.
Meltverb
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.
Meltverb
To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures.
Meltverb
To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.
Meltverb
To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.
Meltverb
To lose distinct form or outline; to blend. See fondue.
Meltverb
To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts away.
Meltnoun
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid;
Meltverb
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;
Meltverb
become or cause to become soft or liquid;
Meltverb
become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial;
Meltverb
lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually;
Meltverb
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly;
Meltverb
become less intense and fade away gradually;
Meltverb
make or become liquefied by heat
Meltverb
dissolve in liquid
Meltverb
(of a person) suffer extreme heat.
Meltverb
make or become more tender or loving
Meltverb
leave or disappear unobtrusively
Meltverb
change or merge imperceptibly into (another form or state)
Meltnoun
an act or period of melting
Meltnoun
metal or other material in a melted condition.
Meltnoun
a quantity of metal melted in one operation.
Meltnoun
a sandwich, hamburger, or other dish containing or topped with melted cheese
Smeltnoun
Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
Smeltnoun
(obsolete) A fool; a simpleton.
Smeltnoun
Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.
Smeltnoun
Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.
Smeltverb
simple past tense and past participle of smell
Smeltverb
to fuse or melt two things into one, especially in order to extract metal from ore; to meld
Smelt
imp. & p. p. of Smell.
Smeltnoun
Any one of numerous species of small silvery salmonoid fishes of the genus Osmerus and allied genera, which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a peculiar odor and taste.
Smeltnoun
A gull; a simpleton.
Smeltverb
To melt or fuse, as, ore, for the purpose of separating and refining the metal; hence, to reduce; to refine; to flux or scorify; as, to smelt tin.
Smeltnoun
small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
Smeltnoun
small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
Smeltverb
extract (metals) by heating
