what does blend mean?
BLEND as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of blending components together thoroughly
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Hypernyms(s) blend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
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- `smog” is a blend of `smoke” and `fog”
- `motel” is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor” and `hotel”
- `brunch” is a well-known portmanteau
Hypernyms(s) blend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- an occurrence of thorough mixing
Hypernyms(s) blend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BLEND as VERB
- Meaning
- mix together different elements
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Hypernyms(s) blend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- blend the nuts and raisins together
- he blends in with the crowd
- We don”t intermingle much
Hypernyms(s) blend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- This flavor will blend with those in your dish
- This sofa won”t go with the chairs
Hypernyms(s) blend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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