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English noun: meld | |||
| 1. | meld (act) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | basket rummy, canasta | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rum, rummy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bolivia, samba | ||
English verb: meld | |||
| 1. | meld (communication) announce for a score; of cards in a card game | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | announce, denote | ||
| 2. | meld (change) lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually | ||
| Samples | Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene. | ||
| Synonyms | melt | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix | ||
| 3. | meld (change) mix together different elements | ||
| Samples | The colors blend well. | ||
| Synonyms | blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, merge, mix | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absorb, accrete, admix, alloy, blend in, conjugate, gauge, meld, melt, mix in, syncretise, syncretize | ||
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