combination
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- noun
- /ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/
- What I don't understand is how you knew the combination.
- 4-digit combination
- number combination
- digit combinations
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Watch on YouTubeBut most people don't look for the combination.
- But most people don't look for the combination.
- And what people tend to sort of go down line of is, well, it's one padlock with a key now it's not, it's a combination lot.
Examples
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It has a combination lock on it.
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He tried several times to guess the combination for the lock on the gym locker.
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I want to give you the combination, okay?
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Do you know the correct combination?
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And I have the combination.
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Where is the right combination?
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Fred can't even remember the combination to his bowling locker.
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The combination is 302 and 0913 and it should open.
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What's the combination?
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To unlock the safe, you need to enter the correct combination of numbers.
Synonyms
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A short group of letters or numbers used to identify something
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A set of numbers or letters you enter to open a locked device such as a phone
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A secret set of numbers or letters used to unlock devices and accounts
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A group of words used like a password to unlock files or accounts
Antonyms
Compounds
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An agreement between companies that limits competition, often by fixing prices, and is illegal under US law
- Specialized
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Companies at different stages of making and selling join into one firm
- Archaic
A woodworking tool with changeable blades that cuts grooves and shapes wood
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A medicine with set amounts of two or more active ingredients in one pill
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Joining companies that do the same work to reduce competition or save money
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Combination comes from the part com- meaning 'together' and the verb combine, and it can mean a set of numbers or letters put 'together' in a certain way. So the code you use to open a lock is called a combination because the parts must be joined in the right way.