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meld.

To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/mɛld/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.

    transitive
    One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.
  2. To combine, to blend, to fuse.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

The verb is probably derived: * from a blend of melt + weld; or * from melled (“blended; mingled”), the past participle of mell. The noun is derived from the verb. Compare also melting pot.

noun/mɛld/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.

Where this word comes from

The verb is probably derived: * from a blend of melt + weld; or * from melled (“blended; mingled”), the past participle of mell. The noun is derived from the verb. Compare also melting pot.

verb/mɛld/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Especially in games of the rummy family: To announce or play (a combination of playing cards) and thus score points.

    transitive
  2. Especially in games of the rummy family: To announce or play a combination of playing cards and thus score points.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

The verb is probably borrowed from Dutch melden (“to announce; to let (someone) know, report; (specifically) to declare in a card game”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *melþōn (“to announce, declare; to inform”), and Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ- (“to ask; to pray; to speak”). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates * Dutch melden * Old English meldian (“to announce, declare; to inform, notify”) (Middle English melden (“to accuse, inform against; to announce, declare”))

noun/mɛld/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.

Where this word comes from

The verb is probably borrowed from Dutch melden (“to announce; to let (someone) know, report; (specifically) to declare in a card game”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *melþōn (“to announce, declare; to inform”), and Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ- (“to ask; to pray; to speak”). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates * Dutch melden * Old English meldian (“to announce, declare; to inform, notify”) (Middle English melden (“to accuse, inform against; to announce, declare”))

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