meld

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To declare or display (a card or combination of cards in a hand) for inclusion in one's score in various card games, such as pinochle.
2. v. To present a meld.
3. n. A combination of cards to be declared for a score.
4. v. To cause to merge: "a professional position that seemed to meld all his training” ( Art Jahnke).
5. v. To become merged.
6. n. A blend or merger: "a meld of diverse ethnic stocks” ( Kenneth L. Woodward).

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. In penuchle, to announce (any counting combination in the hand), such as sequence in trumps, 150; in card-games in general, to declare.
2. n. In penuchle, the announcement of any counting combination in the hand: as, a meld of 60 queens; in cardgames in general, a declaration.

Wiktionary

1. v. US to combine two similar objects into one
2. v. In card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards.
3. n. A combination of cards which is melded.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. (Card Playing) In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score.
2. v. to mix together so that the components are indistinguishable.
3. n. (Card Playing) Any combination or score which may be declared, or melded, in pinochle.
4. n. A form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and dueces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. mix together different elements
2. v. lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
3. v. announce for a score; of cards in a card game
4. n. 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