fused

Joined by heat

Fused describes things that have been joined together by melting or heating, or more broadly, merged into a single unit.

A fused spine has vertebrae grown together.

Fused glass is melted and bonded.

Figuratively, elements can be fused without heat: The album fused jazz and hip-hop into something new.

In British English, a fused appliance has blown its fuse and stopped working.

combined

merged

United into one

integrated · synthesized · consolidated · coalesced · mingled · commingled · intermingled · intermixed · mixed · converged

melted

molten

Liquefied by extreme heat

forge · foundry · crucible · slag · flux · incandescent · glassblowing · metalwork · cast · sintered

bonded

welded

Joined metals by melting

connected · spliced · affixed · fastened · bonded · adhered · glued · sealed · laminated · cemented

unified

harmonious

Pleasingly in accord

inseparable · undivided · monolithic · seamless · singular · whole · unitary · homogeneous · concordant · congruent

electrical

circuit

Closed electrical pathway

  • breakerWave that collapses shoreward
  • blownMoved by air
  • boxLidded storage container

wire · short · overload · trip · amperage · current · voltage · outlet · panel · switchgear

Categories
Opposites
physical joining/bonding

fusedseparate

To set apart

separated · detached · unfused · divided · disconnected

integration/unity

fusedseparate

To set apart

independent · distinct · divided · autonomous · individual

electrical safety device state

fusedblown

Moved by air

defused · unfused · fuseless · tripped · broken

Phrases
Family

fuse, fusion, infuse, diffuse, profuse, infusion, defuse, fusing, diffusion

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G