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
eat in
to eat at home, to eat in a restaurant where you have a choice to either eat in the restaurant or take the food out
We usually like to eat in on the weekends. We went to the fast food restaurant and we decided to eat in rather than take the food out.
