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melds

melds is the plural of meld.

melds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of meld.

Meaning of meld

Noun (1)

meld (plural melds)

  1. The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.
    Synonyms:
    combination

Noun (2)

meld (plural melds)

  1. Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.
    • The realization that Istra was in the room made him forget most of his melds at pinochle; […]1914 February, Sinclair Lewis, “He is Blown by the Whirlwind”, in Our Mr. Wrenn: The Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC, page 231

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Questions about melds

What is melds the plural of?
Melds is the plural of meld.

Words near melds in the dictionary

  1. Meldrew
  2. Meldrewesque
  3. Meldrewish
  4. Meldrum
  5. Meldrums
  6. melds
  7. meldub
  8. mele
  9. Meleager
  10. Meleagrian
  11. meleagridid

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