meld

Meaning

Verb

1. To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.
2. To combine, to blend, to fuse.

Noun

The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.

Noun

Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.

Synonyms

merge

blend

coalesce

fuse

conflate

combine

commingle

flux

mix

immix

basket rummy

canasta

amalgamate

mingle

melt

jumble

intermix

intermingle

flummox

fold

fox

🦊

fuddle

heterodyne

immingle

mix in

mixing

mixture

mix up

motley

obfuscate

obscure

paddle

randomise

ravel

resolve

rile

rumple

scramble

snarl

sophisticate

stir

stir up

stump

addle

toss

tussle

unite

upset

weld

mix together

throw together

tangle

adulterate

agitate

bond

break up

clutter

commix

compound

concoct

confect

confuse

declare

derange

disarrange

disarray

disorganize

disrupt

dissolve

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɛld/

Etymology

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.