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noun
The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: combination
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: card-games, games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: conflate, merge
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To combine, to blend, to fuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Especially in games of the rummy family:
To announce or play (a combination of playing cards) and thus score points.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: card-games, games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Especially in games of the rummy family:
To announce or play a combination of playing cards and thus score points.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: card-games, games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: canasta, basket rummy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rummy, rum
Narrower terms: bolivia, samba
verb
mix together different elements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, combine, merge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change integrity
Narrower terms: gauge, absorb, melt, meld, blend in, mix in, accrete, conjugate, admix, alloy, syncretize, syncretise
verb
lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: melt
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
verb
announce for a score; of cards in a card game
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: announce, denote
History
The verb is probably derived: * from a blend of melt + weld; or * from melled (“blended; mingled”), the past participle of mell. The noun is derived from the verb. Compare also melting pot.
The verb is probably borrowed from Dutch melden (“to announce; to let (someone) know, report; (specifically) to declare in a card game”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *melþōn (“to announce, declare; to inform”), and Proto-Indo-European *meldh- (“to ask; to pray; to speak”). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates * Dutch melden * Old English meldian (“to announce, declare; to inform, notify”) (Middle English melden (“to accuse, inform against; to announce, declare”))
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
