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meld - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To declare or display (a card or combination of cards in a hand) for inclusion in one's score in various card games, such as pinochle.
- intransitive verb To present a meld.
- noun A combination of cards to be declared for a score.
- intransitive verb To cause to merge.
- intransitive verb To become merged.
- noun A blend or merger.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In penuchle, to announce (any counting combination in the hand), such as sequence in trumps, 150; in card-games in general, to declare.
- noun In penuchle, the announcement of any counting combination in the hand: as, a meld of 60 queens; in cardgames in general, a declaration.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb (Card Playing) In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score.
- verb to mix together so that the components are indistinguishable.
- noun (Card Playing) Any combination or score which may be declared, or melded, in pinochle.
- noun A form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and dueces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb In card games, especially of the
rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards. - noun A combination of cards which is melded.
- verb US to combine two similar objects into one
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb mix together different elements
- verb lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
- verb announce for a score; of cards in a card game
- 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Probably German melden, to announce, from Middle High German, from Old High German meldōn.]
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Perhaps blend of melt and weld.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Probably from Dutch melden ("report, announce").
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Possibly a portmanteau of “melt” and “weld”; alternatively, from English “melled” (“blended”), from Old French meller (“to mix”).
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Examples
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I used to believe in meld until people disabused me of the notion.
The Volokh Conspiracy » To Meld — What Does “Meld” Mean? 2010
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To meld is also to lay down a set or run in Pinochle.
The Volokh Conspiracy » To Meld — What Does “Meld” Mean? 2010
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To meld is to blend together, like the cheese and the grilled onion in a patty meld ...
The Volokh Conspiracy » To Meld — What Does “Meld” Mean? 2010
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Knowing how well the model would work without the unique qualities of Clinton and Magaziner and their peculiar mind-meld is harder.
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Knowing how well the model would work without the unique qualities of Clinton and Magaziner and their peculiar mind-meld is harder.
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You know this genre/lit fic meld is dear to my heart, so he won me over almost immediately.
SeeLight: 2007
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You know this genre/lit fic meld is dear to my heart, so he won me over almost immediately.
Reading Update 2007
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Never really thought about it before, but Spock’s mind meld is probably the only other usage I’veheard.
The Volokh Conspiracy » To Meld — What Does “Meld” Mean? 2010
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Worldmind tells him that it will wake him if he is needed, but unfortunately, the nature of their meld is a little unique.
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A meld is a set of three or more cards constituting a set of the same rank, or a sequence of the same suit.
One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005
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- add
- addition
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- aggregation
- agreement
- alliance
- amalgamate
- amalgamation
- assimilate
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- association
- basket rummy
- blend
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- cabal
- canasta
- cartel
- centralization
- coalesce
- coalescence
- coalition
- combination
- combine
- combo
- come together
- commingle
- composition
- compound
- comprise
- confederacy
- confederation
- conflate
- congeries
- conglomeration
- conjugation
- conjunction
- connect
- consolidate
- consolidation
- conspiracy
- disclose
- ecumenism
- embodiment
- embody
- encompass
- encompassment
- enosis
- federalization
- federation
- flux
- fuse
- fusion
- hookup
- immix
- include
- inclusion
- incorporate
- incorporation
- integrate
- integration
- interblend
- interfuse
- intermingle
- join
- junction
- junta
- league
- lump together
- make one
- marriage
- melding
- melt into one
- merge
- merger
- mingle
- mix
- package
- package deal
- put together
- reembody
- roll into one
- shade into
- solidification
- solidify
- syncretism
- syncretize
- syndicate
- syndication
- syneresis
- synthesis
- synthesize
- tie-up
- unification
- unify
- union
- unite
- wedding
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