"fuses" in the noun sense

1. fuse, electrical fuse, safety fuse

an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded

2. fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming

any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

"fuses" in the verb sense

1. blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge

mix together different elements

"The colors blend well"

2. fuse

become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat

"The substances fused at a very high temperature"

3. fuse

equip with a fuse provide with a fuse

4. fuse

make liquid or plastic by heating

"The storm fused the electric mains"

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