Meld Definition

mĕld
melded, melding, melds
verb
melded, melding, melds
To make known, for a score, that one holds (a card or combination of cards), esp. by putting them face up on the table.
Webster's New World
To present a meld.
American Heritage
To blend; merge; unite.
Webster's New World
To become merged.
American Heritage

In card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards.

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noun
melds
The act of melding.
Webster's New World
A combination of cards melded or to be melded.
Webster's New World
A blend or merger.
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Origin of Meld

  • Possibly a portmanteau of “melt" and “weld"; alternatively, from English “melled" (“blended"), from Old French meller (“to mix").

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably German melden to announce from Middle High German from Old High German meldōn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Probably from Dutch melden (“report, announce").

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps blend of melt weld

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Meld Sentence Examples

  • Romas had then been given the painful job of explaining to Kisolm that Kiera would most likely not meld well with their traditions, and Kisolm would have to be disappointed.

  • The flavors tend to meld and draw a stronger flavor from each plant.

  • The halves are in constant motion as they flow and meld into one another.

  • White describes the things that Templeton found and it is the perfect meld of meaning and sonic awareness.

  • When a player discards a tile, you can see right away whether you can meld a "pong", "kong", or "chow".

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