From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
meld
n 1: a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers;
jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of
the same rank [syn: canasta, basket rummy, meld]
v 1: announce for a score; of cards in a card game
2: lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually;
"Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" [syn:
melt, meld]
3: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
[syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle,
immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge]