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- melodize/ˈmel.ə.daɪz/To compose or arrange music in a melodic way; to make melodic.verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveRare
- melodrama/ˈmel.ə.drɑː.mə/A sensational drama, film, or television show with exaggerated characters and plot, designed to appeal strongly to the emotions.nounB2
- melodramatic/ˌmelədrəˈmætɪk/Exaggeratedly emotional, theatrical, or sensational.adjectivenounC1
- melodramatize/ˌmel.əʊˈdræm.ə.taɪz/To make something more dramatic and emotionally charged than it really is; to present or interpret events in an exaggeratedly emotional or sensational way.verbverb-transitiveLow
- melody/ˈmel.ə.di/A sequence of single musical notes that is musically satisfying; a tune.nounC1
- meloid/ˈmiːlɔɪd/A beetle of the family Meloidae, which includes blister beetles and Spanish flies.adjectivenounVery Low
- melon/ˈmɛlən/A large, juicy, fleshy fruit with sweet pulp and a thick skin, typically round or oval, such as a watermelon, cantaloupe, or honeydew.nounB1
- melon dome/ˈmel.ən dəʊm/A humorous or informal term for a large, bald, and rounded human head, likened in shape to a melon and a dome.nounVery Low
- melon foot/ˈmel.ən/A large, round fruit with a hard, green or yellow skin and sweet, juicy, usually orange or red flesh.nounB1
- melon seed/ˈmel.ən ˌsiːd/The small, typically oval-shaped, hard-shelled reproductive unit found inside a melon fruit, capable of growing into a new melon plant.nounLow
- melon-bulb/ˈmel.ən ˌbʌlb/The spherical, underground storage organ (a corm) of the plant Colchicum autumnale (autumn crocus/meadow saffron), which resembles a small melon.nounVery Low / Technical
- melongene/ˈmɛlənˌdʒiːn/A term for aubergine/eggplant, primarily used in Indian English and Caribbean dialects.nounVery low / Archaic / Dialectal
- melos/ˈmiː.lɒs/A narrative song or melody, especially in ancient Greek drama; the musical element or tune.nounVery low
- melpomene/mɛlˈpɒmɪniː/The Muse of tragedy in Greek mythology.nounC2
- melrose/ˈmɛlrəʊz/A proper noun referring to a specific place name, most notably a town in the Scottish Borders region, often associated with the historic Melrose Abbey.nounLow (as a proper noun, frequency depends entirely on contextual reference to the specific place/person/brand).
- melrose abbey/ˌmɛlrəʊz ˈæbi/The ruins of a Cistercian abbey located in Melrose, Scottish Borders, founded in 1136 and historically significant.nounLow (C2)
- melrose park/ˌmɛlrəʊz ˈpɑːk/A proper noun designating a specific place, typically a town, neighbourhood, or district.nounLow (as a common dictionary entry); Medium-High (as a toponym in specific regions).
- melt/mɛlt/to change from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heatingnounverbverb-intransitive+1B1 (Intermediate)
- meltage/ˈmɛltɪdʒ/The process or result of melting; the loss or amount lost through melting.nounLow / Technical
- meltdown/ˈmɛltdaʊn/A disastrous collapse, failure, or breakdown, typically occurring rapidly and chaotically.nounC1
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