BLEND
What does "BLEND" mean?
To mix two or more things together into a smooth or harmonious whole.
Meanings
- To combine substances so they merge thoroughly. Blend the flour and butter until smooth.
- To merge or pass gradually into something so as not to stand out. The chameleon blended into the bark.
- A mixture produced by combining different ingredients or elements. This coffee is a blend of three beans.
- A word formed by merging parts of two others, like 'brunch'. 'Smog' is a blend of smoke and fog. technical
Did you know?
- When you 'blend' two words into one - smoke + fog = smog - you make what Lewis Carroll, in 1871, dubbed a 'portmanteau', after a suitcase that opens into two halves.
Word origin
From Old Norse 'blanda' ('to mix') and Old English 'blandan', from a Proto-Germanic root for mixing — the Old English sense survives faintly in the word 'blunder', a relative meaning 'to mix things up'.
Remember it
BLEND ends in 'END'; you blend things until the seam where they meet comes to an END.
A little poem
Two colors meet and neither one will win-
the truce they make is where the new begins.
couplet
Wordplay
- The shy paint wanted to stand out, so it joined a blend - now nobody can pick it out of a lineup.
What it teaches
A good blend hides its seams but not its sources; harmony keeps what each part brought.
Quick facts
What does BLEND mean?
To mix two or more things together into a smooth or harmonious whole.
Is BLEND a valid word?
Yes — BLEND is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BLEND?
BLEND has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BLEND come from?
From Old Norse 'blanda' ('to mix') and Old English 'blandan', from a Proto-Germanic root for mixing — the Old English sense survives faintly in the word 'blunder', a relative meaning 'to mix things up'.
What can BLEND teach us?
A good blend hides its seams but not its sources; harmony keeps what each part brought.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.