concoction
noun
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Sense 1 noun
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
he volunteered to taste her latest concoction
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Sense 2 noun
an occurrence of an unusual mixture
it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction
Types & categories
- mix hypernym
Related & opposite
- concoct derivation
Sense 3 noun
the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
his testimony was a concoction
Types & categories
- invention hypernym
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Sense 4 noun
the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
Types & categories
- creating from raw materials hypernym
Related & opposite
- concoct derivation
- confection derivation
- cook up derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mix |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cook up |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | food product |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mincemeat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stuffing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | roux |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | batter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dough |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mix |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | filling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | concoct |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | mix |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | think up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | trump up |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | invention |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | concoct |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | confection |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | cook up |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | creating from raw materials |