concoction (n.)

  1. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; he volunteered to taste her latest concoction; he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade

    [ Syn: mixture , intermixture ]

  2. an occurrence of an unusual mixture; it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction'

  3. 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'

  4. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

    [ Syn: confection ]

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