The meaning of Combination

noun

A metal made by combining two or more metallic elements, especially to give greater strength or resistance to corrosion.

Usage examples:

An alloy of nickel, bronze, and zinc

verb

Mix (metals) to make an alloy.

Usage examples:

Alloying tin with copper to make bronze

noun

A metal that is made by mixing together two or more metals, or a metal and another substance

noun

A mixture or blend.

Usage examples:

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

Usage examples:

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

noun

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

Usage examples:

The threat of amalgamation with another college

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

A temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.

Usage examples:

A coalition between liberals and conservatives

noun

A group formed of different organizations or people who agree to act together, usually temporarily, to achieve something

Usage examples:

A governing coalition, the national coalition on black voter participation

noun

A group of two or more political parties working together to win an election or govern an area

Usage examples:

Form/build/assemble a coalition with no party having gained overall control in the election, the tw…

abbreviation

Computer output on microfilm or microfiche.

Usage examples:

A com port

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 word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if ).

noun

A word such as "and," "but," "because," or "although" that connects words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence

Usage examples:

[ u ] physicists are working in conjunction with engineers on the project.

verb

Join or blend to form a single entity.

Usage examples:

Intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit

verb

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

Usage examples:

The bomb was fused to go off during a charity performance

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…

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 inclusion of something as part of a whole.

Usage examples:

The software facilitates the incorporation of active learning in the course

noun

The act of including something within something else

Usage examples:

The incorporation of the family business

noun

The act of making a company or organization into a legal corporation (= a particular type of company)

Usage examples:

A certificate of incorporation of a limited liability partnership, the number of incorporations reg…

noun

The action or process of integrating.

Usage examples:

Economic and political integration

noun

The process of combining two or more things into one

Usage examples:

Integration across sth we need to reduce the differences between local units, with the aim of great…

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

verb

Blend; combine.

Usage examples:

Australia's winemakers have melded modern science with traditional art

noun

A thing formed by melding; a combination.

Usage examples:

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

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

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.

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…

verb

(of liquid) form a pool on the ground or another surface.

Usage examples:

Sweat pooled in the hollow of my back

verb

(of two or more people or organizations) put (money or other assets) into a common fund.

Usage examples:

They entered a contract to pool any gains and invest them profitably

noun

A small area of still water, typically one formed naturally.

Usage examples:

The natural lake water interchanges with the pool area water, keeping it clean.

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