nnoun.foodany foodstuff made by combining different ingredientsSynset:intermixture mixture
Examples:- he volunteered to taste her latest concoction
- he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade
Derivationally Related Form:concoctmix
Hypernyms:food product foodstuff
Inherited Hypernyms:concoctionfoodstufffoodsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:batterdoughdressingfillingmincemeatmixpremixrouxstuffing
Full Hyponyms:batterbread doughbrownie mixcake mixdoughfillingforcemeatfritter batterlekvarlemonade mixmincemeatmixoyster stuffingpancake batterpastryphyllopuff batterpuff pasteready-mixrouxself-rising flourstuffingturkey stuffing
nnoun.eventan occurrence of an unusual mixtureExamples:- it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction
Derivationally Related Form:concoct
Hypernyms:mix mixture
Inherited Hypernyms:concoctionmixcombiningunionhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionthe invention of a scheme or story to suit some purposeExamples:- his testimony was a concoction
- she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories
Derivationally Related Form:concoct
Hypernyms:conception design excogitation innovation invention
Inherited Hypernyms:concoctioninventioncreativityabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of componentsSynset:confection
Derivationally Related Form:concoctconfectionconfect
Hypernyms:creating from raw materials
Inherited Hypernyms:confectioncreating from raw materialscreationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity