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blend
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- pronunciation:
- blend
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- blend in
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
blends, blending, blended, blent |
| definition 1: |
to combine (two or more components) so thoroughly as to be unrecognizable in the resulting mixture.
Blend the sugar, butter, and eggs before adding the flour.
- synonyms:
- amalgamate, combine, incorporate, mingle, mix
- antonyms:
- resolve
- similar words:
- beat, coalesce, compound, fuse, harmonize, meld, merge, scramble, synthesize, unify, unite
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| definition 2: |
to design or concoct such a mixture.
His company blends coffees for a coffee importer.- synonyms:
- compound, concoct, mix, prepare
- similar words:
- compose, synthesize
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| related words: |
alloy, assimilate, converge, fold, lump, mash, mingle, stir, weave, whip |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to go together harmoniously.
The roommates' personalities did not blend well.- synonyms:
- mix
- similar words:
- fit, harmonize, match, wed
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| definition 2: |
to merge almost imperceptibly.
The sunset blended into twilight.- synonyms:
- merge, mingle
- similar words:
- harmonize
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| definition 3: |
to become mingled together.
The sounds of music and voices blended in the summer night.- synonyms:
- coalesce, fuse, merge, mingle, mix
- similar words:
- amalgamate, combine, harmonize, unite, wed
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| related words: |
chime, chime in, coalesce, consort, converge, melt, mingle |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a mixture or concoction made by blending.
This dish has an interesting blend of spices.They sell various blends of coffee.- synonyms:
- combination, mixture
- similar words:
- admixture, compound, fusion, synthesis, union
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| definition 2: |
the specific recipe or formula of a concoction.
It took years for the whiskey makers to get the blend right.- similar words:
- formula, recipe
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| definition 3: |
two or more consonants that are next to each other in a word and that are pronounced together.
The word "split" starts with the blend "spl." |
| definition 4: |
in linguistics, a word made by combining two other words, such as "brunch" from "breakfast" and "lunch".
- similar words:
- compound
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| related words: |
amalgam, batter, composite, composition, cross, mix, mixture |
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| phrase: |
blend in |
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