combine
/ˈkɒm.baɪn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.13 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.
noun
noun
A combination.
noun
A combination.
Example Sentences
- "Combine the milk and the hot water in a large bowl."
- "I'm combining business and pleasure on this trip."
- "Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat."
- "Joe combines the intelligence of a rock with the honesty of a politician."
- "two substances that easily combine"
- "You with your foes combine, / And seem your own destruction to design."
Etymology
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English combynyn, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combīnāre (“unite, yoke together”), from Latin con- (“together”) + bīnī (“two by two”).
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈkɒm.baɪn/