dead-melt

[ ded-melt ]
/ ˈdɛdˈmɛlt /

verb (used with object) Metallurgy.

to melt (steel) until killed.

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full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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Origin of dead-melt

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby dead-melt

dead-cat bounce, dead-end, dead-end host, dead-man's fingers, dead-man's float, dead-melt, dead-nettle, dead-on, dead-reckon, dead-smooth, dead-smooth file
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