Dictionary entry details
• MIX (noun)
Meaning:
A commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
mix; premix
Hypernyms ("mix" is a kind of...):
concoction; intermixture; mixture (any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mix"):
ready-mix (a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish)
self-raising flour; self-rising flour (a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent)
Meaning:
An event that combines things in a mixture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
mix; mixture
Context example:
a gradual mixture of cultures
Hypernyms ("mix" is a kind of...):
combine; combining (an occurrence that results in things being united)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mix"):
concoction (an occurrence of an unusual mixture)
blend (an occurrence of thorough mixing)
Meaning:
The act of mixing together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
commixture; mixing; admixture; intermixture; mix; mixture
Context examples:
paste made by a mix of flour and water / the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio
Hypernyms ("mix" is a kind of...):
combination; combining; compounding (the act of combining things to form a new whole)
• MIX (verb)
Meaning:
Mix together different elements
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
mix; coalesce; conflate; fuse; immix; merge; commingle; meld; flux; blend; combine
Context example:
The colors blend well
Hypernyms (to "mix" is one way to...):
change integrity (change in physical make-up)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mix"):
syncretise; syncretize (become fused)
alloy (make an alloy of)
admix (mix or blend)
conjugate (unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds)
accrete (grow together (of plants and organs))
blend in; mix in (cause (something) to be mixed with (something else))
meld; melt (lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually)
absorb (cause to become one with)
gauge (mix in specific proportions)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Also:
mix up (cause to be perplexed or confounded)
Meaning:
Open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
desegregate; integrate; mix
Context example:
This school is completely desegregated
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
To bring or combine together or with something else
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
mingle; commix; amalgamate; unify; mix
Context example:
resourcefully he mingled music and dance
Hypernyms (to "mix" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mix"):
aggregate; combine (gather in a mass, sum, or whole)
concoct (make a concoction (of) by mixing)
combine; compound (combine so as to form a whole; mix)
blend; immingle; intermingle; intermix (combine into one)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Combine (electronic signals)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
mixing sounds
Hypernyms (to "mix" is one way to...):
combine; compound (put or add together)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Add as an additional element or part
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
mix in; mix
Context example:
mix water into the drink
Hypernyms (to "mix" is one way to...):
add (make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mix"):
dash (add an enlivening or altering element to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
shuffle; mix; ruffle
Context example:
shuffle the cards
Hypernyms (to "mix" is one way to...):
manipulate (hold something in one's hands and move it)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mix"):
cut (divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult)
riffle (shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix)
reshuffle (shuffle again)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
