meld
meld¹
Definition
meld (meld)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Card Games to make known, for a score, that one holds (a card or combination of cards), esp. by putting them face up on the table
Etymology: Ger melden, to announce, akin to OE meld, proclamation < IE base *meldh-, to address a deity > OSlav moliti, to ask
noun
- the act of melding
- a combination of cards melded or to be melded
meld²
Definition
☆ meld (meld)
meld
Synonyms
meld
Usage Examples
Object
- melody: The Bats manage to meld melody and subtle guitar noise better than most.
- sound: The problem is that the things they're attempting to meld sound like two different things are simply grafted together.
- influence: All at once, I found my own style, as my past influences melded into one.
- word: The latter is a travel site where Norm and his artist wife, Lily, meld words with art.
- beat: Closer Asphalt melds huge slab beats, guitar frenzy and primal feedback into the soundtrack to a twisted road movie.
- structure: Extensive and carefully-planned landscaping is melding new structures and areas of high activity with existing parkland and wildlife habitats.
Adjective modifier
- perfect: White describes the things that Templeton found and it is the perfect meld of meaning and sonic awareness.
Preposition: into
- whole: All of the works melded into a rational whole, a connected body of work.
Modifying Another Word
- seamlessly: An unprecedented adrenaline rush of close quarters combat seamlessly melded with the spine-tingling, shocking intensity of the paranormal unknown.
- together: All the elements are melded together into a simple tale.
- perfectly: Pam has successfully articulated, in three-dimensions, deeply subconscious ideas that meld perfectly with the orchard.
- all: The Cathedral is beautiful, built of York Stone, some parts ancient, some modern, all melded into a pleasing whole.
- well: The Libertines are first and foremost huge fans of music, of various genres, which they meld together well.
- then: He then melds this into a customized, relevant presentation that gives results!
Infinitive complement
- form: The main reason for exploration is to collect a certain number of shards or spirit bottles, which will meld to form the hearts.
Preposition: in
- way: The atmosphere, the people and the wines all melded together in a pleasant way.
Preposition: with
- music: Bell sings with almost operatic expression, his echoing vocals melding flawlessly with the ethereal music.
- philosophy: With Blair, the military ethos of ' getting things done ' melded with the Third Way philosophy of managerialism.
