n.
1.a collection of things that have been combined
2.a coordinated sequence of chess moves
3.a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
4.a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
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)
6.the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
7.the act of combining things to form a new whole
Idiom of the Day
sink into despair
to grieve or to become depressed
The woman sank into despair when she learned that she had lost her job.
