Combine vs. Mesh

Combineverb

(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.

‘Combine the milk and the hot water in a large bowl.’; ‘I'm combining business and pleasure on this trip.’;

Meshnoun

A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.

Combineverb

(transitive) To have two or more things or properties that function together.

‘Joe combines the intelligence of a rock with the honesty of a politician.’;

Meshnoun

The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space.

Combineverb

(intransitive) To come together; to unite.

‘two substances that easily combine’;

Meshnoun

The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.

Combineverb

(card games) In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.

Meshnoun

A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.

Combineverb

(obsolete) To bind; to hold by a moral tie.

Meshnoun

(computer graphics) A polygon mesh.

Combinenoun

A combine harvester

‘We can't finish harvesting because our combine is stuck in the mud.’;

Meshverb

(ambitransitive) To connect together by interlocking, as gears do.

Combinenoun

A combination

Meshverb

To fit in; to come together harmoniously.

‘The music meshed well with the visuals in that film.’;

Combinenoun

Especially, a joint enterprise of whatever legal form for a purpose of business or in any way promoting the interests of the participants, sometimes with monopolistic intentions.

‘The telecom companies were accused of having formed an illegal combine in order to hike up the network charges.’;

Meshverb

(transitive) To catch in a mesh.

Combinenoun

An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc.

Meshnoun

The opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a space; network; a net.

‘A golden mesh to entrap the hearts of men.’;

Combineverb

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical union.

‘So fitly them in pairs thou hast combined.’; ‘Friendship is the cement which really combines mankind.’; ‘And all combined, save what thou must combineBy holy marriage.’; ‘Earthly sounds, though sweet and well combined.’;

Meshnoun

The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.

Combineverb

To bind; to hold by a moral tie.

‘I am combined by a sacred vow.’;

Meshverb

To catch in a mesh.

Combineverb

To form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate.

‘You with your foes combine,And seem your own destruction to design’; ‘So sweet did harp and voice combine.’;

Meshverb

To engage with each other, as the teeth of wheels.

Combineverb

To unite by affinity or natural attraction; as, two substances, which will not combine of themselves, may be made to combine by the intervention of a third.

Meshnoun

the number of opening per inch of a screen; measures size of particles;

‘a 100 mesh screen’; ‘100 mesh powdered cellulose’;

Combineverb

In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.

Meshnoun

contact by fitting together;

‘the engagement of the clutch’; ‘the meshing of gears’;

Combinenoun

harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field

Meshnoun

the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component

Combinenoun

a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service;

‘they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly’;

Meshnoun

an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

Combinenoun

an occurrence that results in things being united

Meshnoun

the act of interlocking or meshing;

‘an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check’;

Combineverb

put or add together;

‘combine resources’;

Meshverb

keep engaged;

‘engaged the gears’;

Combineverb

have or possess in combination;

‘she unites charm with a good business sense’;

Meshverb

coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively

Combineverb

combine so as to form a whole; mix;

‘compound the ingredients’;

Meshverb

work together in harmony

Combineverb

add together from different sources;

‘combine resources’;

Meshverb

entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

Combineverb

join for a common purpose or in a common action;

‘These forces combined with others’;

Mesh

A mesh is a barrier made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible or ductile materials. A mesh is similar to a web or a net in that it has many attached or woven strands.

Combineverb

gather in a mass, sum, or whole

Combineverb

mix together different elements;

‘The colors blend well’;