the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
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)
a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination"
a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe"
the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"
the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
sell; "deal hashish"
distribute to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"