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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blending |
| Synonyms: | amalgamation, blend, combination, commixture, compound, fusion, mingling, mixture, mélange |
| Main Entry: | amalgam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixture |
| Synonyms: | admixture, alloy, amalgamation, blend, combination, combo, composite, compound, fusion, mishmash, soup |
| Notes: | an amalgam is what follows upon an amalgamation; amalgamation is a process in which things are combined and an amalgam is the result or consequence of that process - so amalgam means 'combination,' while amalgamation means 'the act of combining or uniting; consolidation' |
| Antonyms: | division, separation |
| Main Entry: | compound |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | combination, mixture |
| Synonyms: | admixture, aggregate, alloy, amalgam, amalgamation, blend, combo, commixture, composite, composition, compost, conglomerate, fusion, goulash, medley, mishmash, soup, stew, synthesis, union |
| Main Entry: | fusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | melding; mixture |
| Synonyms: | admixture, alloy, amalgam, amalgamation, blend, blending, coadunation, coalescence, coalition, commingling, commixture, compound, federation, heating, immixture, integration, intermixture, junction, liquefaction, liquification, melting, merger, merging, smelting, soldering, synthesis, unification, union, uniting, welding |
| Antonyms: | disconnection, division, separation |
| Main Entry: | mix/mixture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assortment, combination |
| Synonyms: | admixture, adulteration, alloy, amalgam, amalgamation, assimilation, association, batter, blend, brew, combine, combo, commixture, composite, compound, concoction, confection, conglomeration, cross, crossing, dough, fusion, goulash, grab bag, hodgepodge, hybrid, hybridization, incorporation, infiltration, interfusion, jumble, mash, medley, merger, mingling, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mosaic, mélange, package, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, saturation, soup, stew, transfusion, union, variety |
| Antonyms: | disconnection, division, separation |
| Main Entry: | sprinkling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hint, dash |
| Synonyms: | admixture, dust, dusting, few, handful, lick, mixture, powdering, scattering, several, smattering, sprinkle, strain, taste, tinge, touch, trace |
| Antonyms: | lot |
| Main Entry: | infusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | immersion |
| Synonyms: | admixture, mixture, strain |
| Main Entry: | mixture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | combination |
| Synonyms: | admixture, adulteration, alloy, amalgam, amalgamation, assimilation, association, batter, blend, brew, combine, combo, commixture, composite, compound, concoction, confection, conglomeration, cross, crossing, dough, fusion, goulash, grab bag, hodgepodge, hybrid, hybridization, incorporation, infiltration, interfusion, jumble, mash, medley, merger, mingling, miscellany, mishmash, mix, mixed bag, mosaic, mélange, package, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, saturation, soup, stew, transfusion, union, variety |
| Notes: | in a mixture, the combined elements lose their individual identities and are fused, blended, or compounded in the result; in a mix, the elements, though combined, retain their individual identities |
| Main Entry: | amalgamation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixture |
| Synonyms: | admixture, amalgam, blend, combination, commixture, consolidation, fusion, intermixture, joining, merger, mix, union, uniting |
| Notes: | an amalgam is what follows upon an amalgamation; amalgamation is a process in which things are combined and an amalgam is the result or consequence of that process - so amalgam means 'combination,' while amalgamation means 'the act of combining or uniting; consolidation' |
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