dissolving
from tagged texts)
1. dissolving, dissolution -- (the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water")
Overview of verb dissolve
1. dissolve, fade out, fade away -- (become weaker; "The sound faded out")
2. dissolve, resolve, break up -- (cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water")
3. dissolve, break up -- (come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up")
4. disband, dissolve -- (stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting")
5. dissolve -- (cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears")
6. dissolve -- (lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme")
7. dissolve -- (cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture")
8. dissolve -- (pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee")
9. dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt -- (become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat")
10. dissolve, break up -- (bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company")
11. dissolve, dismiss -- (declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections")
Made possible by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu
|
|