combining : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: combining	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for combining
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
combining n an occurrence that results in things being united [syn: combining, combine] the act of combining things to form a new whole Synonym(s): combination, combining, compounding
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Combine \Com*bine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Combined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Combining}.] [LL. combinare, combinatum; L. com- + binus, pl. bini, two and two, double: cf. F. combiner. See {Binary}.] 1. 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. --Milton. Friendship is the cement which really combines mankind. --Dr. H. More. And all combined, save what thou must combine By holy marriage. --Shak. Earthly sounds, though sweet and well combined. --Cowper. 2. To bind; to hold by a moral tie. [Obs.] I am combined by a sacred vow. --Shak.