concoction – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
concoction
n.
brew, potion; invention, contrivance
Concoction
Concoction was the process of
digestion, as conceived by
Aristotle who theorized that this was the result of the heat of the body acting upon the material, causing it to mature and ripen. Liquid
broths,
cocktails and
potions which are similarly formed by heating or blending multiple ingredients are now referred to in this way.
concoction
Noun
1. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
(synonym) mixture, intermixture
(hypernym) foodstuff, food product
(hyponym) mincemeat
(derivation) concoct, cook up
2. an occurrence of an unusual mixture; "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"
(hypernym) mix, mixture
(derivation) concoct
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"
(hypernym) invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design
(derivation) trump up, concoct
4. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
(synonym) confection
(hypernym) creating from raw materials
(derivation) concoct, cook up
concoction
n.
směs; břečka
concoction
Rzecz.
mikstura; sporządzanie; wymysł
