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meld
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun meld has 1 sense
- meld(n = noun.act) basket rummy, canasta - a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank; Array is a kind of rum, rummy
has particulars: bolivia, samba
Derived form verb meld1
Verb meld has 3 senses
- meld(v = verb.communication) Array - announce for a score; of cards in a card game; Array is one way to announce, denote
- meld(v = verb.change) melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" is one way to blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix
- meld(v = verb.change) blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, merge, mix - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" is one way to change integrity
Derived form noun meld1
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CIDE DICTIONARY
meld, v. t. & i. [G. melden to announce.].
- In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score; as, to meld a sequence. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- to mix together so that the components are indistinguishable. [WordNet 1.5]
meld, n.
- Any combination or score which may be declared, or melded, in pinochle. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A form of
rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and dueces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
meld, v. & n.
--v.tr. (also absol.) (in rummy, canasta, etc.) lay down or declare (one's cards) in order to score points.
--n. a completed set or run of cards in any of these games.
--v.tr. (also absol.) (in rummy, canasta, etc.) lay down or declare (one's cards) in order to score points.
--n. a completed set or run of cards in any of these games.
meld, v.tr. & intr. orig. US merge, blend, combine.
Etymology
perh. f. MELT + WELD(1)
THESAURUS
meld
Anschluss, add, addition, affiliation, agglomeration, aggregation, agreement, alliance, amalgamate, amalgamation, assimilate, assimilation, association, blend, blending, cabal, cartel, centralization, coalesce, coalescence, coalition, combination, combine, combo, come together, composition, compound, comprise, confederacy, confederation, congeries, conglomeration, conjugation, conjunction, connect, consolidate, consolidation, conspiracy, ecumenism, embodiment, embody, encompass, encompassment, enosis, federalization, federation, flux, fuse, fusion, hookup, include, inclusion, incorporate, incorporation, integrate, integration, interblend, interfuse, intermingle, join, junction, junta, league, lump together, make one, marriage, melding, melt into one, merge, merger, mingle, mix, package, package deal, put together, reembody, roll into one, shade into, solidification, solidify, syncretism, syncretize, syndicate, syndication, syneresis, synthesis, synthesize, tie-up, unification, unify, union, unite, wedding
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