The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
Some birds change colour during their winter moult.
The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.
To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
I melted butter to make a cake.
To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
His troubles melted away.
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.
To be discouraged.
To be emotionally softened or touched.
She melted when she saw the romantic message in the Valentine's Day card.
To be very hot and sweat profusely.
I need shade! I'm melting!