blend

blend
I UK [blend] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "blend":
singular blend plural blends
1) a combination of different tastes, styles, qualities etc that produces an attractive or effective result

a delicious blend of sharp and sweet

2) a mixture of different types of tea, coffee, alcoholic drinks, or tobacco
3) linguistics a word formed by combining parts of two other words, for example "brunch" is a blend of "breakfast" and "lunch"

II UK [blend] / US verb
Word forms "blend":
present tense I/you/we/they blend he/she/it blends present participle blending past tense blended past participle blended
1)
a) [transitive] to mix different foods or other substances together

Blend the butter and the sugar together.

blend something with something:

biofuel blended with standard diesel

blend something into something:

Blend three drops of rosemary oil into the base oil.

b) [intransitive] to join with another substance to form a mixture

They had blended into a sticky mess.

2)
a) [transitive] to combine different tastes, styles, qualities etc in a way that is attractive or effective

Their music blends jazz and pop in a stylish contemporary sound.

b) [intransitive] to be combined with other things in an attractive or effective way
blend with:

The sweetness of the yoghurt blends nicely with the sharpness of the lemons.

Phrasal verbs:

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  • blend — blend·er; horn·blend·ite; horn·blend·iza·tion; in·ter·blend; poly·blend; blend; …   English syllables

  • blend — [blend] noun [C] I 1) a combination of different tastes, styles, or qualities that produces an attractive or effective result a blend of modern and traditional Portuguese songs[/ex] 2) a mixture of different types of tea, coffee, alcoholic drinks …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • Blend — heißt in der Grundbedeutung das Mischen, Vermischen oder Vermengen verschiedener Zutaten oder Sorten einer Substanz. Der Begriff wird in verschiedenen Bereichen verwendet: bei Whisky, siehe Blend (Whisky) für Tabakmischungen für Teemischungen bei …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Blend — (bl[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blended} or {Blent} (bl[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blending}.] [OE. blenden, blanden, AS. blandan to blend, mix; akin to Goth. blandan to mix, Icel. blanda, Sw. blanda, Dan. blande, OHG. blantan to mis; to unknown… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blend — [n] composite, mix alloy, amalgam, amalgamation, brew, combination, commixture, composite, compound, concoction, fusion, interfusion, intermixture, mixture, synthesis, union; concept 432 Ant. natural element, separation blend [v1] mix amalgamate …   New thesaurus

  • blend — [blend] vt. blended or blent, blending [ME blenden < OE blendan & ON blanda, to mix < IE base * bhlendh , to glimmer indistinctly > BLIND, BLUNDER] 1. to mix or mingle (varieties of tea, tobacco, etc.), esp. so as to produce a desired… …   English World dictionary

  • Blend — Blend, v. i. To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other, as colors. [1913 Webster] There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality. Irving. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blend — Blend, n. A thorough mixture of one thing with another, as color, tint, etc., into another, so that it cannot be known where one ends or the other begins. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blend — Blend, v. t. [AS. blendan, from blind blind. See {Blind}, a.] To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blend — der od. das; s, s <aus engl. blend »Mischung«>: 1. Verschnitt, Mischung, z. B. Tee, Tabak, bes. aber bei alkoholischen Getränken zur Verbesserung von Geruch, Geschmack od. Farbe. 2. Verschmelzung zweier Wörter zu einer neuen absichtlichen… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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