meld n : a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank [syn: canasta, basket rummy]

1 announce for a score; of cards in a card game

2 lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" [syn: melt]

3 mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, combine, merge]

English

Etymology

Possibly a portmanteau of “melt” and “weld”; alternatively, from English “melled” (“blended”) < Old French meller (“to mix”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛld

Verb

1. to combine two similar objects into one

   One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.

   Much as America's motto celebrates melding many into one, South Africa's says that it doesn't matter what you look like — we can all be proud of our young country. - The New York Times, 26/02/2007 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/world/africa/27safrica.html?_r=1&oref=login

Translations

Related terms

• melt
• weld

Synonyms

• conflate

Dutch

Verb

meld

1. first-person singular of melden

Meld may refer to one of the following:

• To merge or blend two things into one (possibly from mold or melt and weld).
• Meld is a computer program for viewing the differences between files.
• Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score
• In card games, a meld is a set of matching cards.
• In Star Trek parlance, meld is short for the Vulcan mind meld.
• Meld was the name of a British Rail Class 55, named after a racehorse.
• Meld (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse.
• Meld (comics), a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe.

See also MELD

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