blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
(verb) mix together different elements; “The colors blend well”
coalesce
(verb) fuse or cause to grow together
Source: WordNet® 3.1
coalesce (third-person singular simple present coalesces, present participle coalescing, simple past and past participle coalesced)
(of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.
Synonyms: amalgamate, combine, join, merge, unite, fuse
(of a whole or a unit) To form from different pieces or elements.
(engineering) To bond pieces of metal into a continuous whole by liquefying parts of each piece, bringing the liquids into contact, and allowing the combined liquid to solidify.
Source: Wiktionary
Co`a*lesce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coalesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Coalescing.] Etym: [L. coalescere, coalitium; co- + alescere to grow up, incho. fr. alere to nourish. See Aliment, n.]
1. To grow together; to unite by growth into one body; as, the parts separated by a wound coalesce.
2. To unite in one body or product; to combine into one body or community; as, vapors coalesce. The Jews were incapable of coalescing with other nations. Campbell. Certain combinations of ideas that, once coalescing, could not be shaken loose. De Quincey.
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Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 January 2025
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
