Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To bring into a state of unity; make united.
- intransitive verb To join (two or more substances) to make a single substance, such as a chemical compound; mix.
- intransitive verb To have, exhibit, or involve in combination.
- intransitive verb To harvest (a grain crop) using a cutting, threshing, and cleaning machine.
- intransitive verb To become united.
- intransitive verb To join together for a common purpose. synonym: join.
- intransitive verb Chemistry To form a compound.
- intransitive verb To harvest a grain crop using a cutting, threshing, and cleaning machine.
- noun A power-operated harvesting machine that cuts, threshes, and cleans grain.
- noun An association of people or groups united for the furtherance of political or commercial interests.
- noun A combination.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A combination or agreement; especially, a secret combination for the purpose of committing fraud; a conspiracy.
- To associate, unite, or join into a whole; connect closely together.
- Synonyms To mix, compound, blend.
- To unite; coalesce: as, honor and policy combine to justify the measure.
- Specifically To unite in friendship or alliance for the attainment of some common end; league together; join forces; associate; coöperate: followed by with.
- To unite by affinity or chemical attraction: as, two substances which will not combine of themselves may be made to combine by the intervention of a third.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical union.
- transitive verb obsolete To bind; to hold by a moral tie.
- intransitive verb To form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate.
- intransitive verb To unite by affinity or natural attraction.
- intransitive verb (Card Playing) In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.
- intransitive verb (Chem.) that proportional weight, usually referred to hydrogen as a standard, and for each element fixed and exact, by which an element unites with another to form a distinct compound. The combining weights either are identical with, or are multiples or submultiples of, the atomic weight. See Atomic weight, under
Atomic , a.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
bring (two or more things or activities)together ; tounite . - verb transitive to have two or more things or properties that function together
- verb intransitive To come together; to
unite . - verb card games In the game of
casino , to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number ofpips equals those of the card played. - noun A
combine harvester - noun A
concern ,consortium orsyndicate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb put or add together
- verb have or possess in combination
- verb join for a common purpose or in a common action
- verb add together from different sources
- verb mix together different elements
- noun a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
- verb gather in a mass, sum, or whole
- noun an occurrence that results in things being united
- verb combine so as to form a whole; mix
- noun harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It seems that both senses of the word combine in the above passage.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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It seems that both senses of the word combine in the above passage.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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It seems that both senses of the word combine in the above passage.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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It seems that both senses of the word combine in the above passage.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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But like many other players, Brees learned the combine is all about measurable numbers.
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One key area where my business and personal interests naturally combine is through
An Interview with Anita Roddick, founder of The Body SHop 2010
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LB Scott McKillop is essentially Coffee's equal, though he excelled in combine workouts.
The rich get richer? NFL draft grades favor the NFC East 2009
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Many elements of the story -- including the legend of a rogue Boojum that ate her crew, mysterious metal canisters, and a tough captain -- combine beautifully to make a cohesive, well-structured story that was fun to read.
REVIEW: The Year's Best Science Fiction #26 edited by Gardner Dozois 2009
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But whoever imagines, upon this account, that masters rarely combine, is as ignorant of the world as of the subject.
A Bland and Deadly Courtesy skzbrust 2009
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But whoever imagines, upon this account, that masters rarely combine, is as ignorant of the world as of the subject.
A Bland and Deadly Courtesy skzbrust 2009
slumry commented on the word combine
COM bine--a harvesting machine
July 18, 2007