meld
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9.9
- noun
- /mɛld/
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Meld (juego de cartas)
- Let's get a mind-meld.
Examples
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Passionate, cleverly written, and sometimes painfully funny, Pink Tape is often a meld of the personal and professional life of opinionated Bristol family law barrister Lucy Reed, who this year published a pro se guide called Family Courts Without a Lawyer.
Academic text (2011) -
That's a beautiful meld you got going there.
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However, deliberate partnering during the course of project development can yield projects that do meld with existing programs.
Academic text (2009) -
The power pouring through that mind-meld must have been staggering.
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Emotional transference is an effect of the mind-meld.
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You're suffering from a Vulcan mind-meld, Doctor.
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The air carried the scent of anise and juniper, a refreshing meld of aromas.
Fiction book (1992) -
During our weekly game night, we played a challenging meld and tried to form the best groups of cards.
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The last round of the meld had everyone excited as we competed to create the strongest hand.
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My friends and I often enjoy a friendly meld after dinner, testing our card skills against one another.
Compounds
- Informal
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7.9
A very close natural connection between two people that helps them understand each other's thoughts
Surface Forms
Etymology
Meld (the game) takes its name from the card word meld, which means 'to show or announce a set of cards', probably from German melden meaning 'to report'. So the game's name comes from the main action players do: declaring their card sets.