browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about blend
blend |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Blend \Blend\, v. i. To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other as colors. There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality. --Irving. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Blend \Blend\, n. A thorough mixture of one thing with another, as color, tint, etc., into another, so that it cannot be known where one ends or the other begins. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Blend \Blend\, v. t. [AS. blendan from blind blind. See {Blind}, a.] To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Blend \Blend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blended} or {Blent}; p. pr & vb n. {Blending}.] [OE. blenden, blanden AS blandan to blend, mix; akin to Goth. blandan to mix, Icel. blanda, Sw blanda, Dan. blande, OHG. blantan to mis; to unknown origin.] 1. To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line of demarcation, can not be distinguished. Hence: To confuse; to confound. Blending the grand, the beautiful, the gay. --Percival. 2. To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain. [Obs.] --Spenser. Syn: To commingle; combine; fuse; merge; amalgamate; harmonize. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: blend n 1: an occurrence of thorough mixing 2: a word formed by joining two others (e.g., `smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog') [syn: {portmanteau word}, {portmanteau}] 3: the act of blending components together thoroughly [syn: {blending}] v 1: combine into one "blend the nuts and raising together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much" [syn: {intermix}, {immingle}, {intermingle}] 2: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn: {go}, {blend in}] 3: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"; "fuse the clutter of detail into a rich narrative"--A. Schlesinger [syn: {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle}, {immix}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]
more about blend