The meaning of Wed

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.,…

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…

noun

A powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, mixed with water to form mortar or mixed with sand, gravel, and water to make concrete.

Usage examples:

We were having some building work done and there was cement, sand and mortar lying around.

verb

Fix with cement.

Usage examples:

Wooden posts were cemented into the ground

noun

A gray powder that is mixed with water, sand, and other substances, becomes very hard when dry, and is used in making concrete

Usage examples:

There weren’t any chairs, so she sat on the cement., the dentist cemented the tooth back in place.,…

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

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

verb

Bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established.

Usage examples:

The electrodes were connected to a recording device

verb

To join together two things, or to be joined together

Usage examples:

[ i ] the printer connects to the computer., [ t ] a ferry connects the island to the mainland., [ …

verb

To join two or more pieces of equipment together, or to be joined in this way

Usage examples:

Wireless networks allow you to connect two or more pcs within your own home., connect to sth the ca…

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

An adhesive substance used for sticking objects or materials together.

Usage examples:

Waterproof glue

verb

Fasten or join with or as if with glue.

Usage examples:

The wood is cut into pieces which are then glued together

noun

A sticky substance used for joining things

Usage examples:

I’ll just glue the handle back on the cup.

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

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

noun

A relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other.

Usage examples:

A commission to investigate a link between pollution and forest decline

verb

Make, form, or suggest a connection with or between.

Usage examples:

Rumours that linked his name with judith

noun

A torch of pitch and tow for lighting the way in dark streets.

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

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…

idiom

To get married

Usage examples:

So when are you two going to tie the knot?

phrase

Get married.

Usage examples:

The couple - who each have been married twice before - tied the knot 11 years ago in a register off…

phrase

Get married.

Usage examples:

The couple - who each have been married twice before - tied the knot 11 years ago in a register off…

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.

verb

Join together (metal parts) by heating the surfaces to the point of melting with a blowpipe, electric arc, or other means, and uniting them by pressing, hammering, etc.

Usage examples:

Steel plates were being welded

noun

A welded joint.

Usage examples:

This process is quite common for making welds for making watertight joints for tanks, etc.

noun

A widely distributed plant related to mignonette, yielding a yellow dye.