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MIX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of mixing together
Example:
the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio
Synonyms:
admixture; commixture; intermixture; mix; mixing; mixture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mix" is a kind of...):
combination; combining; compounding (the act of combining things to form a new whole)
Derivation:
mix (add as an additional element or part)
mix (mix together different elements)
mix (combine (electronic signals))
mix (mix so as to make a random order or arrangement)
mix (to bring or combine together or with something else)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An event that combines things in a mixture
Example:
a gradual mixture of cultures
Synonyms:
mix; mixture
Classified under:
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)
Derivation:
mix (to bring or combine together or with something else)
mix (mix so as to make a random order or arrangement)
mix (combine (electronic signals))
mix (mix together different elements)
mix (add as an additional element or part)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
Synonyms:
mix; premix
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
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)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they mix ... he / she / it mixes
Past simple: mixed
Past participle: mixed
-ing form: mixing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Add as an additional element or part
Example:
mix water into the drink
Synonyms:
mix; mix in
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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
Derivation:
mix (the act of mixing together)
mix (an event that combines things in a mixture)
mixable ((chemistry, physics) capable of being mixed)
mixing; mixture (the act of mixing together)
mixture (an event that combines things in a mixture)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Mix together different elements
Example:
The colors blend well
Synonyms:
blend; coalesce; combine; commingle; conflate; flux; fuse; immix; meld; merge; mix
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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)
Derivation:
mix (an event that combines things in a mixture)
mix (the act of mixing together)
mixable ((chemistry, physics) capable of being mixed)
mixer (a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods)
mixture (the act of mixing together)
mixture (any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients)
mixture (a collection containing a variety of sorts of things)
mixture ((chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Combine (electronic signals)
Example:
mixing sounds
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "mix" is one way to...):
combine; compound (put or add together)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
mixing (the act of mixing together)
mixer (electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal)
mixable ((chemistry, physics) capable of being mixed)
mix (an event that combines things in a mixture)
mix (the act of mixing together)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
Example:
shuffle the cards
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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"):
reshuffle (shuffle again)
riffle (shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix)
cut (divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
mix (the act of mixing together)
mix (an event that combines things in a mixture)
Sense 5
Meaning:
To bring or combine together or with something else
Example:
resourcefully he mingled music and dance
Synonyms:
amalgamate; commix; mingle; mix; unify
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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
Derivation:
mix (the act of mixing together)
mix (an event that combines things in a mixture)
mixing; mixture (the act of mixing together)
mixture (an event that combines things in a mixture)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
Example:
This school is completely desegregated
Synonyms:
desegregate; integrate; mix
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples:
“Well! It's a quaint place, and they are quaint company, and it's quite a new sensation to mix with them.”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
A compound formed by mixing different substances together; an ingredient added in small quantity.
(Admixture, NCI Thesaurus)
A pooled blood sample that resulted from a mixing procedure performed on several blood samples taken from individual animals.
(Biospecimen, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
The R-groups (side chains) of neighbouring residues in a b-strand point in opposite directions; beta sheets can be parallel, anti-parallel or mixed.
(Beta Sheet, NCI Thesaurus)
Who ever heard of such a mixed affair?
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Having learned such precautions, Martin consulted "The Duchess" for tone, and proceeded to mix according to formula.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma occurring in childhood.
(Childhood Mixed Cellularity Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An aggressive malignant mixed epithelial and mesenchymal neoplasm that arises from the cervix and is characterized by the presence of malignant epithelial elements and malignant mesenchymal elements.
(Cervical Carcinosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare malignant mixed epithelial and mesenchymal neoplasm that arises from the cervix and is characterized by the presence of malignant mesenchymal elements and benign epithelial elements.
(Cervical Adenosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
I called you back for some more serious purpose than to mix you up with our little domestic pleasantries.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
