combination

noun

1. a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

Definition categories: group, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection

2. a coordinated sequence of chess moves

Definition categories: group, sequence

3. a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock

- he forgot the combination to the safe

Definition categories: group, sequence

4. a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose

- they were a winning combination

Definition categories: group, unit

5. an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)

Definition categories: group, alignment, alinement, alliance, coalition

6. the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order

Definition categories: act, operation

7. the act of combining things to form a new whole

Similar word(s): combining, compounding

Definition categories: act