combines

Mixes into one

Combines is the third-person singular of combine, meaning to join or merge things together: She combines work and family effortlessly.

As a noun, combines are large agricultural machines that harvest grain crops—so called because they combine the operations of reaping, threshing, and winnowing into one pass through the field.

harvester

threshing

Extracting grain from stalks

  • reapingCutting crops for collection
  • grainCereal plant's harvest unit
  • wheatCereal crop for flour

corn · soybean · barley · harvesting · crop · swather · baler · sickle · husking · silage

merging

blend

Combine into mixture

consolidate · meld · coalesce · incorporate · synthesize · intermingle · assimilate · mesh · join · mix

fusion

synthesis

Combining parts into whole

alloy · blend · composite · intermingling · emulsion · symbiosis · homogenization · compound · entwining · assimilation

integration

synergy

Combined effect exceeding components

interoperability · interface · linkage · alignment · synchronization · networking · partnership · centralization · cohesion · incorporation

convergence

intersection

Point where paths meet

nexus · unification · alliance · association · affiliation · unity · harmonization · centralization · conjoining · crossroads

farming

tractor

Agricultural pulling vehicle

cultivation · irrigation · fertilizing · cropland · acreage · tillage · seeder · cultivator · plow · diesel

Categories
Opposites
unity vs. separation

combinesseparates

Divides into portions

divides · splits · disconnects · severs · detaches

integration vs. isolation

combinesisolates

Keeps separate from others

excludes · removes · extracts · singles out · sets apart

Phrases
Family

combine, combined, combination, combining, combinations, recombined, uncombined, combinatorial, combinable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G