MELD
canasta, basket rummy, meld
(noun) a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
(verb) mix together different elements; “The colors blend well”
melt, meld
(verb) lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; “Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene”
meld
(verb) announce for a score; of cards in a card game
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
meld (third-person singular simple present melds, present participle melding, simple past and past participle melded)
(US) to combine multiple similar objects into one
Synonyms
• conflate
Etymology 2
Verb
meld (third-person singular simple present melds, present participle melding, simple past and past participle melded)
In card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards.
Noun
meld (plural melds)
A combination of cards which is melded.
Source: Wiktionary
Meld, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Melded; p. pr. & vb. n. Melding.] [G.
melden to announce.] (Card Playing)
Definition: In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score;
as, to meld a sequence.
Meld, n. (Card Playing)
Definition: Any combination or score which may be declared, or melded, in
pinochle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition