Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun blend

3 senses of blend

Sense 1
blend -- (an occurrence of thorough mixing)
       => mix, mixture -- (an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures")

Sense 2
blend, portmanteau word, portmanteau -- (a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau")
       => neologism, neology, coinage -- (a newly invented word or phrase)

Sense 3
blend, blending -- (the act of blending components together thoroughly)
       => combination, combining, compounding -- (the act of combining things to form a new whole)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blend

3 senses of blend

Sense 1
blend, intermix, immingle, intermingle -- (combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much")
       => mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate -- (to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance")

Sense 2
blend, go, blend in -- (blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs")
       => harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree -- (go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded")

Sense 3
blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge -- (mix together different elements; "The colors blend well")
       => change integrity -- (change in physical make-up)