meldings
Card game declarations
Meldings are acts of combining or blending things into a unified whole.
The word comes from card games like rummy and pinochle, where a meld is a combination of cards laid down for points: The player's meldings gave her an early lead.
More broadly, meldings describe any fusions or mergings: The album's meldings of jazz and electronic music felt seamless.
Joining into unity
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
- intermixingCombining different elements together
coalescence · convergence · joining · combining · mingling · interweaving · hybridization · consolidation
Assembled mixed-media artwork
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- mixed mediaArt combining diverse materials
- assemblageCollected group of things
- bricolageConstruction from available materials
pastiche · composite · overlay · layering · juxtaposition · integration · multimedia · crossover
Shared melted dipping dish
- rouxCooked fat-flour paste
- emulsionBlended immiscible liquids
- reductionMaking something smaller
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
marinade · braise · simmer · fold · incorporate · blend · whisk · combine
Arrange in position
- canastaWoven carrying container
- gin rummyTwo-player melding game
- deadwoodUnproductive people or things
- laying offTerminating employees involuntarily
matching · grouping · runs · sequences · discard · hand · tableau · scoring
Forming close connections
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- connectionA joining or relation
- attunementHarmonious receptive connection
- synchronyTemporal coordination
empathy · unity · communion · intimacy · harmony · resonance · understanding · joining
fusion
Joining into unity
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
intermixing · coalescence · convergence · joining · combining · mingling · interweaving · hybridization · consolidation · incorporation
collage
Assembled mixed-media artwork
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- mixed mediaArt combining diverse materials
- assemblageCollected group of things
bricolage · pastiche · composite · overlay · layering · juxtaposition · integration · multimedia · crossover · synthesis
fondue
Shared melted dipping dish
infusion · marinade · braise · simmer · fold · incorporate · blend · whisk · combine · sauce
set
Arrange in position
- canastaWoven carrying container
- gin rummyTwo-player melding game
- deadwoodUnproductive people or things
laying off · matching · grouping · runs · sequences · discard · hand · tableau · scoring · points
bonding
Forming close connections
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- connectionA joining or relation
- attunementHarmonious receptive connection
synchrony · empathy · unity · communion · intimacy · harmony · resonance · understanding · joining · symbiosis
meldingsseparations
Acts of dividing apart
divisions · splittings · partings · dissolutions · scatterings
meldingsdiscards
Things thrown away
throwings · rejections · disposals · dumps