Concoction - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kənˈkɑːkʃn|
Brit.
|kənˈkɒkʃn|
noun
- any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients (syn: intermixture, mixture)
he volunteered to taste her latest concoction
- an occurrence of an unusual mixtureit suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction
- the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purposehis testimony was a concoction
she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories
- the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components (syn: confection)she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories
Extra examples
The drink was first concocted by a bartender in New York.
She concocted a stew from the leftovers.
He admitted that his story was a concoction.
He sipped the concoction cautiously.
Word forms
noun
singular: concoction
plural: concoctions
singular: concoction
plural: concoctions
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