English Dictionary
◊ COMBINE
combine
n 1: heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the
field
2: a consortium of companies formed to limit competition; "they
set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" [syn:
{trust}, {cartel}]
3: an occurrence that results in things being combined [syn: {combination},
{combining}]
v 1: have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a
good business sense" [syn: {unite}]
2: put or add together; "combine resources" [syn: {compound}]
3: combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the
ingredients" [syn: {compound}]
4: add together, as of resources [syn: {pool}]
5: join for a common purpose or in a common action; "These
forces combined with others"
6: gather in a mass, sum, or whole [syn: {aggregate}]
7: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well";
"fuse the clutter of detail into a rich narrative"--A.
Schlesinger [syn: {blend}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle},
{immix}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {merge}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ STANDARD INTERPRETATION
CORBIE
An early system on the {IBM 704}.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
(1996-05-10)