meld

¹ American  

[meld] / mɛld /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to merge; blend.

   Synonyms:

   consolidate, consolidate, combine, combine, fuse, fuse, mix, mix

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noun

1. a blend.

meld ² American  

[meld] / mɛld /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to announce and display (a counting combination of cards in the hand) for a score.

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noun

1. the act of melding.

2. any combination of cards to be melded.

meld ¹ British  

/ mɛld /

verb

1. (in some card games) to declare or lay down (cards), which then score points

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noun

1. the act of melding

2. a set of cards for melding

meld ² British  

/ mɛld /

verb

1. to blend or become blended; combine

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Etymology

Origin of meld¹

1935–40; blend of melt ¹ and weld ¹

Origin of meld²

1895–1900; < German melden to announce; akin to Middle English melden, Old English meldian to make known

Example Sentences

“I understand they have a job to do,” she said, gazing toward the tent city, which, from here, seemed to meld toward a vanishing point.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Directors will want to be sure they can meld groups from the relatively conservative Rio Tinto with those from the more risk-friendly Glencore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Bob Weir, a co-founder of the Grateful Dead, an iconic American band thanks to its sunny, often-improvised meld of folk, blues, country and psychedelic rock, has died at age 78.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

“Gigenis: The Generation of the Earth” employs seven dancers and seven musicians who meld traditional Indian techniques with Western ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

We sat cross-legged on the floor in our room and held hands and closed our eyes while she chanted, “Mind meld, mind meld, mind meld.”

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

Related Words

• fuse
• merge
• mingle