| NOUN | food | concoction, mixture, intermixture | any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients |
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| event | concoction | an occurrence of an unusual mixture | |
| cognition | concoction | the invention of a scheme or story / story / story to suit some purpose | |
| act | concoction, confection | the act of creating something (a medicine or drink / drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components |
| Sounds | kahnkaa'kshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients. | |
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| Example | "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction" | |
| Synonyms | mixture, intermixture | |
| Narrower | batter | A liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking |
| dough | A flour mixture / mixture stiff enough to knead or roll | |
| filling | A food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc. | |
| mincemeat | spiced mixture / mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat | |
| mix, premix | A commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients | |
| roux | A mixture / mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces | |
| stuffing, dressing | A mixture / mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables | |
| Broader | foodstuff, food product | A substance that can be used or prepared for use as food |
| Spanish | amasijo, mezcla | |
| Catalan | barreja, mescla, pasterada | |
| Verbs | concoct | prepare or cook by mixing ingredients |
| Meaning | An occurrence of an unusual mixture. | |
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| Example | "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction" | |
| Broader | mix, mixture | An event that combines / combines things in a mixture |
| Spanish | brebaje, menjunje, poción | |
| Verbs | concoct | make a concoction (of) by mixing |
| Meaning | The invention of a scheme or story / story / story to suit some purpose. | |
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| Broader | invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design | The creation of something in the mind |
| Verbs | concoct | devise or invent / invent |
| concoct | invent | |
| Meaning | The act of creating something (a medicine or drink / drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | confection | |
| Broader | creating from raw materials | The act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it |
| Spanish | confección, hechura | |
| Catalan | confecció | |
| Verbs | concoct | make a concoction (of) by mixing |
| concoct | prepare or cook by mixing ingredients | |
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