COMBINATION

Definition

1. noun a collection of things that have been combined.
2. noun a coordinated sequence of chess moves.
3. noun a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock.
4. noun a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose.
5. noun 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. noun the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order.
7. noun the act of combining things to form a new whole. — synonyms: combining, compounding