Alloy - English meaning

noun

A mixture.

Usage examples:

He felt that his work was an admixture of aggression and creativity

noun

Something that is added to something else

Usage examples:

Platinum combines with phosphorus and arsenic and is seldom found without an admixture of related m…

noun

A mixture or blend.

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A curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern

noun

A mixture of mercury and another metal, especially one used by dentists to repair teeth

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An amalgam filling, the show was a wonderful amalgam of dance, music, and drama., nearly every new …

noun

A combination of parts that create a complete whole

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The show was a wonderful amalgam of dance, music, and drama., nearly every new parent feels an amal…

verb

Combine or unite to form one organization or structure.

Usage examples:

He amalgamated his company with another

verb

To join together or unite, or to cause to join together

Usage examples:

[ i ] the two towns amalgamated to combine their police and fire protection.

verb

To join or unite to form a larger organization or group, or to make separate organizations do this

Usage examples:

Amalgamate with sth the electricians' union is planning to amalgamate with the technicians' union.,…

verb

Mix (a substance) with another substance so that they combine together.

Usage examples:

Blend the cornflour with a tablespoon of water

noun

A mixture of different substances or other things.

Usage examples:

The chutney is a blend of bananas, raisins, and ginger

noun

Mix together different elements

noun

A joining or merging of different parts or qualities in which the component elements are individually distinct.

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A magnificent combination of drama, dance, and music

noun

A mixture obtained when two or more things are combined

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[ c ] green is a combination of blue and yellow., [ c ] a combination of tiredness and boredom made…

noun

A result of two or more things joining together

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A combination of sth and sth a combination of economic slowdown and tax cuts is having a drastic ef…

verb

Join or merge to form a single unit or substance.

Usage examples:

Combine the flour with the margarine and salt

noun

A group of people or companies acting together for a commercial purpose.

Usage examples:

One of the world's biggest food and personal products combines

verb

Harvest (a crop) by means of a combine harvester.

Usage examples:

He combined ten acres of linseed

adjective

Made up of several parts or elements.

Usage examples:

This soup is one of those composite dishes which you gradually build up

noun

A thing made up of several parts or elements.

Usage examples:

The english legal system is a composite of legislation and judicial precedent

verb

Relating to or denoting plants of the daisy family ( compositae ).

noun

A thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.

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The air smelled like a compound of diesel and petrol fumes

adjective

Made up or consisting of several parts or elements.

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A compound noun

verb

Make up (a composite whole); constitute.

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A dialect compounded of spanish and dutch

verb

Join or blend to form a single entity.

Usage examples:

Intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit

noun

A safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level.

Usage examples:

If the demand for electrical current exceeds the safety level, a fuse opens once and must be replac…

verb

Fit a fuse to (a bomb, shell, or mine).

Usage examples:

The bomb was fused to go off during a charity performance

noun

The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity.

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The election results produced pressure for fusion of the parties

noun

Fusion is also the technique of joining atoms in a reaction that produces energy

Usage examples:

[ u ] nuclear fusion

noun

An occasion when two or more things join or are combined

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Nuclear fusion, their music is described as "an explosive fusion of latin american and modern jazz …

verb

Mix or mingle together.

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Daisies intermingled with huge expanses of gorse and foxgloves

verb

To become mixed together

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The spices intermingle to produce an unusual flavor.

verb

Mix together.

Usage examples:

The ore had to be handled so that it was not inadvertently intermixed with other material

verb

To combine two or more different things, or to be combined

Usage examples:

The text intermixes fictional accounts of daily events with short factual essays., the tumour cells…

noun

A combination of two or more different things

Usage examples:

The intermix of politics, ethnicity, and race in massachusetts is more complex today than ever., an…

verb

Blend; combine.

Usage examples:

Australia's winemakers have melded modern science with traditional art

noun

A thing formed by melding; a combination.

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A meld of many contributions

noun

A completed set or run of cards in rummy, canasta, and other card games.

Usage examples:

His meld was poor and he lost

verb

Combine or put together to form one substance or mass.

Usage examples:

Peppercorns are sometimes mixed with other spices

noun

Two or more different qualities, things, or people placed, combined, or considered together.

Usage examples:

The decor is a fascinating mix of antique and modern

verb

To combine different substances, esp. so that the result cannot easily be separated into its parts, or to cause different substances to combine in this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] oil and water don’t mix., [ t ] mix two eggs into the flour., [ t ] he mixed the blue paint w…

noun

A substance made by mixing other substances together.

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Form the mixture into a manageable dough

noun

A combination of substances resulting from mixing them together so that they cannot be easily separated

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It’s a highly explosive mixture and has to be handled carefully., good fashion designers often rely…

noun

The action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context.

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He was opposed to closer political or economic union with europe

noun

The act or the state of being joined together

noun

An organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights and may agree pay, working conditions, etc. with their employers

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"no date has yet been set for a strike, the union said in a statement to the press this morning., t…

verb

Come or bring together for a common purpose or action.

Usage examples:

He called on the party to unite

verb

Join or combine

verb

To bring different groups or things together to become one, or to join together to become one

Usage examples:

[ i ] the thirteen american colonies united to form a new nation.