Associations to the word «Combine»

Wiktionary

COMBINE, verb. (transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
COMBINE, verb. (transitive) To have two or more things or properties that function together.
COMBINE, verb. (intransitive) To come together; to unite.
COMBINE, verb. (card games) In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.
COMBINE, verb. (obsolete) To bind; to hold by a moral tie.
COMBINE, noun. A combine harvester
COMBINE, noun. A combination
COMBINE, noun. Especially, a joint enterprise of whatever legal form for a purpose of business or in any way promoting the interests of the participants, sometimes with monopolistic intentions.
COMBINE, noun. An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc.
COMBINE, proper noun. (colloquial) London Underground
COMBINE HARVESTER, noun. A combine, a farming machine that harvests, threshes, and cleans grain plants.
COMBINE HARVESTERS, noun. Plural of combine harvester

Dictionary definition

COMBINE, noun. Harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field.
COMBINE, noun. A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly".
COMBINE, noun. An occurrence that results in things being united.
COMBINE, verb. Have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense".
COMBINE, verb. Put or add together; "combine resources".
COMBINE, verb. Combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients".
COMBINE, verb. Add together from different sources; "combine resources".
COMBINE, verb. Join for a common purpose or in a common action; "These forces combined with others".
COMBINE, verb. Gather in a mass, sum, or whole.
COMBINE, verb. Mix together different elements; "The colors blend well".

Wise words

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