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Synonyms for melt

Two senses of melt live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · verb and noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineChange

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

The candle wax began to melt in the heat.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

run

Same sentence, swapped: The candle wax began to run in the heat.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for melt as it is used in the sentence above.

fade
mellow
cease

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineProcesses

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

The power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

thaw

Same sentence, swapped: The power failure caused a refrigerator thaw that was a disaster.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for melt as it is used in the sentence above.

boiling
freezing
cease

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Closest first: other change words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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