blend

noun
blĕnd

A mixture of two or more things.

Example

“Their music has been described as a blend of jazz and heavy metal.”

Other meanings

A word formed by combining two other words; a portmanteau word.

Related words

idiom blend
loanblend
cotton blend
blend shape
nanoblend
polyblend
preblend
blend time

Example sentences

“They blend traditional and modern art forms.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Keep your head down and try to blend in.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Try to blend in.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old Norse "blanda" (to blend, mix).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “blend” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.