concoction, n.
(concoctions)
(concoctions)
the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
<noun.act>
concoction confection
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the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
<noun.cognition>
concoction
sample sentences
"his testimony was a concoction""she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"
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an occurrence of an unusual mixture
<noun.event>
concoction
sample sentences
"it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"
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any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
<noun.food> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
concoction intermixture mixture
sample sentences
"he volunteered to taste her latest concoction""he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
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