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b : an alliance of individuals, corporations, or states united to achieve a social, political, or economic end

c : two or more persons working as a team

2 : a sequence of letters or numbers chosen in setting a lock

3 a : the act or process of combining

b : the quality or state of being combined

Synonyms

[1a] admixture, amalgam, blend, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix, mixture—more at BLEND

[1b] alliance, bloc, coalition, combine, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union—more at CONFEDERACY

[1b, 1c] bloc, body, coalition, combine, faction, party, sect, set, side, wing—more at FACTION

[3a] connection, consolidation, coupling, junction, unification, union—more at UNION

1combine verb com·bined; com·bin·ing 1 : to become one : UNITE

2 : to cause (as two or more things or ideas) to mix together

Synonyms

[1] associate, coalesce, conjoin, connect, couple, fuse, join, link, marry, unify, unite—more at UNITE

[2] amalgamate, blend, commingle, fuse, incorporate, integrate, intermingle, merge, mingle, mix—more at MIX

2combine noun 1 : a combination esp. of business or political interests

2 : a machine that harvests and threshes grain while moving over a field

Synonyms

alliance, bloc, coalition, combination, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union—more at CONFEDERACY

cartel, combination, syndicate, trust—more at CARTEL

comb·ings noun plural : loose hairs or fibers removed by a comb

combining form noun : a linguistic form that occurs only in compounds or derivatives

com·bo noun, plural combos : a small jazz or dance band

com·bus·ti·ble adjective : capable of being burned

— com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty noun

— combustible noun

Synonyms

flammable, ignitable, inflammable; also explosive, incendiary

Antonyms

fireproof, incombustible, noncombustible, nonflammable, noninflammable

com·bus·tion noun 1 : an act or instance of burning

2 : slow oxidation (as in the animal body)

comdg abbreviation commanding

comdr abbreviation commander

comdt abbreviation commandant

come verb came ; come; com·ing 1 : to move toward something : APPROACH

2 : to arrive at a particular place, end, result, or conclusion : ARRIVE

3 : to reach the point of being or becoming <~ to a boil>

4 a : to reach a total : add up : AMOUNT

b : to be equal or nearly equal in or at the end

5 : to come to pass : take place

6 : ORIGINATE, ARISE

7 : to be available

8 : REACH, EXTEND

— come across

1 : to make a specified impression

2 : to find esp. by chance

— come clean

: CONFESS

— come into

: ACQUIRE, ACHIEVE

— come of age

: MATURE

— come to grips with

: to meet or deal with frankly

— come to pass

: HAPPEN

— come to terms

: to reach an agreement

Synonyms

[1] advance, approach, near; also drop (in), enter, pop (in)

Antonyms

go, retreat, withdraw

[2] arrive, land, show up, turn up; also hit, make, reach; pull (in), touch down; debark, disembark; barge (in), breeze (in), burst (in or into), waltz (in)

Antonyms

go

usually come to [4a, 4b] add up, amount, equal, number, sum, total—more at AMOUNT (TO)

[5] be, befall, betide, chance, go, happen, occur, pass, transpire—more at HAPPEN

come around verb 1 : to come round

2 : to recover consciousness

Synonyms

come round, come to, revive—more at COME TO

come·back noun 1 : a sharp or witty reply : RETORT

2 : a return to a former position or condition

— come back verb

Synonyms

[1] repartee, retort, riposte—more at RETORT

[1] answer, reply, response, retort, return—more at ANSWER

[2] convalescence, rally, recovery, recuperation, rehabilitation—more at CONVALESCENCE

co·me·di·an noun 1 : an actor in comedy

2 : a comic person; especially : an entertainer specializing in comedy

Synonyms

card, comic, humorist, jester, joker, wag, wit—more at HUMORIST

co·me·di·enne noun : a woman who is a comedian

come·down noun : a descent in rank or dignity

Synonyms

decline, descent, down, downfall,