meld

meld ¹  (mld)

v. meld·ed, meld·ing, melds

v.tr.

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.

v.intr.

To present a meld.

n.

A combination of cards to be declared for a score.

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[Probably German melden, to announce, from Middle High German, from Old High German meldn.]

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meld

Verb

to merge or blend [blend of melt + weld]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meld - 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 basket rummy, canasta rum, rummy - a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards bolivia - a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded samba - a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers
Verb	1.	meld - announce for a score; of cards in a card game announce, denote - make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"
	2.	meld - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" melt coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, blend, meld, flux, combine - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
	3.	meld - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, blend, flux, combine change integrity - change in physical make-up gauge - mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster" absorb - cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" meld, melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" mix in, blend in - cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" accrete - grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together" conjugate - unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds admix - mix or blend; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils" alloy - make an alloy of syncretise, syncretize - become fused