Combined - English meaning

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

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

Tie or fasten (something) tightly together.

Usage examples:

They bound her hands and feet

noun

A problematical situation.

Usage examples:

He is in a bind that gets worse with every passing minute

verb

To tie someone or something tightly, or to fasten things together

Usage examples:

The room was full of wooden boxes bound with twisted wire., fig. the club is home to a mix of peopl…

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 relationship between people or groups based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences.

Usage examples:

There was a bond of understanding between them

verb

Join or be joined securely to something else, especially by means of an adhesive substance, heat, or pressure.

Usage examples:

Press the material to bond the layers together

noun

A close and lasting relationship between people

Usage examples:

The bond between parents and children is usually very strong., the county issued $4 million in bond…

verb

Come together to form one mass or whole.

Usage examples:

The puddles had coalesced into shallow streams

verb

To combine into a single group or thing

Usage examples:

[ i ] the theory is that galaxies coalesced from smaller groupings of stars.

verb

If two or more things coalesce, they come or grow together to form one thing or system.

verb

Work jointly on an activity or project.

Usage examples:

He collaborated with him on numerous hotel projects

verb

To work with someone else for a special purpose

Usage examples:

Collaborate on two writers collaborated on the script for the film., collaborate with someone/somet…

verb

To work with an enemy who has taken control of your own country

Usage examples:

Collaborate with anyone who was suspected of collaborating with the occupying forces was arrested.

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.

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A compound noun

verb

Make up (a composite whole); constitute.

Usage examples:

A dialect compounded of spanish and dutch

verb

Make (something) physically stronger or more solid.

Usage examples:

The first phase of the project is to consolidate the outside walls

verb

Form into a solid mass or whole

verb

To bring together or unite things that were separate

Usage examples:

[ i ] our offices had been spread among three buildings, and then we consolidated into one new high…

verb

Work jointly towards the same end.

Usage examples:

The leaders promised to cooperate in ending the civil war

verb

To act or work together for a shared purpose, or to help willingly when asked

Usage examples:

The company promised to cooperate fully with the law-enforcement authorities., he refused to cooper…

verb

To agree to work with another company, organization, or country in order to achieve something

Usage examples:

Large corporations have a duty to cooperate in order to protect the environment., cooperate (with s…

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

verb

Subject (milk) to a process in which the fat droplets are emulsified and the cream does not separate.

Usage examples:

The milk is pasteurized and homogenized

verb

To treat milk so that the cream is mixed into other parts of the liquid

Usage examples:

The dairy industry homogenizes milk to prevent the cream from rising., tv has homogenized the cultu…

verb

To change something so that all its parts or features become the same or very similar

Usage examples:

Tv has homogenized the culture and language of large parts of the planet.

verb

Take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include.

Usage examples:

He has incorporated in his proposals a number of measures

adjective

Another term for incorporated.

verb

To include something as part of something larger

Usage examples:

Be incorporated into/in suggestions from the survey have been incorporated into/in the final design…

verb

Combine (one thing) with another to form a whole.

Usage examples:

Transport planning should be integrated with energy policy

verb

To mix with and join society or a group of people, often changing to suit their way of life, habits, and customs

Usage examples:

He seems to find it difficult to integrate socially., it's very difficult to integrate yourself int…

verb

To combine two or more things in order to become more effective

Usage examples:

Integrate something into something you need to integrate exercise into your normal life., integrate…

verb

Mix or mingle together.

Usage examples:

Daisies intermingled with huge expanses of gorse and foxgloves

verb

To become mixed together

Usage examples:

The spices intermingle to produce an unusual flavor.

verb

Link; connect.

Usage examples:

The tap was joined to a pipe

noun

A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.

Usage examples:

It was soldered so well that you couldn't see the join

verb

To connect or fasten things together

Usage examples:

A long suspension bridge joins the two islands., join the two pieces together using strong glue., t…

verb

Join in marriage.

Usage examples:

I was married in church

exclamation

Expressing surprise, indignation, or emphatic assertion.

Usage examples:

Marry he doth consider, that by the king's majesty, with all your advices and the consent of the no…

verb

To become the legally accepted husband or wife of someone in an official or religious ceremony

Usage examples:

[ t ] he married lori, his girlfriend from high school., [ t ] judge wilcox married us at city hall.

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

verb

Combine or cause to combine to form a single entity.

Usage examples:

The merchant bank merged with another broker

verb

To combine or join together

Usage examples:

[ i ] route 9a splits off from route 9, but they merge after 5 more miles.

verb

To join together, or to be joined together, to make a larger company, organization, department, etc.

Usage examples:

The two banks denied rumours that they aim to merge., the cable company announced plans to merge it…

verb

Mix or cause to mix together.

Usage examples:

The sound of voices mingled with a scraping of chairs

verb

Bring or combine together or with something else

verb

To mix with; combine

Usage examples:

[ t ] her excitement at starting the new job was mingled with fear., he seems to be mingling with t…

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 small area of still water, typically one formed naturally.

Usage examples:

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

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

verb

Make (something) by synthesis, especially chemically.

Usage examples:

The drug was first synthesized in 1929

verb

Combine and form a complex whole

verb

Make or become united, uniform, or whole.

Usage examples:

Opposition groups struggling to unify around the goal of replacing the regime

verb

Join or combine

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.