fuse

/fjuz/ v [I/T] (JOIN)

Definition

› to join or become combined, or to cause things to join: [I] The two cells are fused with a jolt of electricity. [T] The heat of the fire fused many of the machine’s parts together.

(Definition of fuse v (JOIN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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furtive adj
fury n
fuse box n
fuse n EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
fuse n SAFETY DEVICE
fuse v JOIN
fuselage n
fusillade n
fusion n JOIN
fuss n
fuss v

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