"blends" in the noun sense
1. blend
an occurrence of thorough mixing
2. blend, portmanteau word, portmanteau
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
"`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"
"`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"
"`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"
3. blend, blending
the act of blending components together thoroughly
"blends" in the verb sense
1. blend, intermix, immingle, intermingle
combine into one
"blend the nuts and raisins together"
"he blends in with the crowd"
"We don't intermingle much"
2. blend, go, blend in
blend or harmonize
"This flavor will blend with those in your dish"
"This sofa won't go with the chairs"
3. blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
mix together different elements
"The colors blend well"
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