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concoction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | confection |
| Type of | creating from raw materials |
| Derivation | concoct |
concoction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | conception, excogitation, design, innovation, invention |
| Derivation | concoct |
his testimony was a concoction.
she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories.
Examples of concoction
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This concoction included the juice pounded from a vine that contains strychnine.
From the scienceblogs.com
Tuna porridge is probably the most gruesome student concoction I've come across.
From the guardian.co.uk
Most of the contents of such a concoction end up in your lap with the first bite.
From the stltoday.com
It is an airy concoction of optimistic premises that could deflate at any time.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The Key Lime, a creamy concoction that arrived in a large martini-shaped glass.
From the tennessean.com
Sounds like a Longhorn concoction hoping to get Sherman out of College Station.
From the chron.com
The massive concoction is served over ice in a fishbowl with fresh raspberries.
From the dailyherald.com
A well-made mint julep is an icy, sweet, bracing concoction, with a mint perfume.
From the newsobserver.com
Our concoction of ground beef and beans was dubbed the best among 126 entrants.
From the al.com
- Any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
- An occurrence of an unusual mixture; "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"
- The invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"
- Confection: the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
- (concoct) make a concoction (of) by mixing
- (concoct) trump up: invent; "trump up charges"
- (concoct) think up: devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"
- A concoction is, strictly speaking, a combination of various ingredients, usually herbs, spices, condiments, powdery substances or minerals, mixed up together, minced, dissolved or macerated into a liquid so as they can be ingested or drunk. ...
- Digestion (of food etc.); The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients; A mixture prepared in such a way; Something made-up, an invention
