Amalgam - English meaning

noun

The action, process, or result of combining or uniting.

Usage examples:

The threat of amalgamation with another college

noun

The process in which separate organizations unite to form a larger organization or group, or an organization or group formed in this way

Usage examples:

The association was formed by the amalgamation of several regional environmental organizations., th…

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

The joining or merging of elements to form one mass or whole.

Usage examples:

The lack of coalescence among fields of science

noun

The process of coming or growing together to form one thing or system

noun

The process in which speech sounds are joined together because someone is talking fast

noun

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

Usage examples:

A magnificent combination of drama, dance, and music

noun

A mixture obtained when two or more things are combined

Usage examples:

[ 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

Usage examples:

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

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

The nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.

Usage examples:

The social composition of villages

noun

Something that a person has created or written, esp. a text, a work of art, or a piece of music, or the act of creating or writing something

Usage examples:

[ c ] a composition for piano and flute, [ c ] in school we had to write a composition (= short pie…

noun

The way in which the parts of something are arranged

Usage examples:

The composition of sth the company said it plans to change the composition of its board of director…

noun

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

Usage examples:

The air smelled like a compound of diesel and petrol fumes

adjective

Made up or consisting of several parts or elements.

Usage examples:

A compound noun

verb

Make up (a composite whole); constitute.

Usage examples:

A dialect compounded of spanish and dutch

noun

A mixture of various ingredients or elements.

Usage examples:

The facade is a strange concoction of northern mannerism and italian baroque

noun

Something put together from several different things

Usage examples:

She drinks this herbal concoction.

noun

The result or process of concocting something

noun

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

Usage examples:

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

The legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship (historically and in some jurisdictions specifically a union between a man and a woman).

Usage examples:

A happy marriage

noun

A legally accepted relationship between a man and a woman in which they live as husband and wife, or the official ceremony which results in this

Usage examples:

[ c ] a long and happy marriage

noun

A combination of two things, especially companies, into one.

Usage examples:

A merger between two supermarket chains

noun

The combining of two or more companies or organizations into one

noun

A situation when two or more companies, organizations, departments, etc. join together

Usage examples:

The boards finally approved the merger between the two energy groups., merger of two companies, etc…

verb

Mix or cause to mix together.

Usage examples:

The sound of voices mingled with a scraping of chairs

noun

A substance made by mixing other substances together.

Usage examples:

Form the mixture into a manageable dough

noun

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

Usage examples:

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

noun

The combination of components or elements to form a connected whole.

Usage examples:

The synthesis of intellect and emotion in his work

noun

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

Usage examples:

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

Usage examples:

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

verb

Form (fabric or a fabric item) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them.

Usage examples:

Textiles woven from linen or wool

noun

A particular style or manner in which something is woven.

Usage examples:

Cloth of a very fine weave

verb

Twist and turn from side to side while moving somewhere in order to avoid obstructions.

Usage examples:

He had to weave his way through the crowds