Concoction
noun
A mixture of various ingredients or elements.
He made a weird concoction of fruits and vegetables for his breakfast smoothie.
Often appears as...
- strange concoction
- herbal concoction
noun
A story or plan made up to explain something.
His alibi was just a concoction to cover up his whereabouts.
Often appears as...
- ludicrous concoction
- elaborate concoction
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A mixture of various ingredients or elements.
He made a weird concoction of fruits and vegetables for his breakfast smoothie.
Often appears as...
- strange concoction
- herbal concoction
noun
A story or plan made up to explain something.
His alibi was just a concoction to cover up his whereabouts.
Often appears as...
- ludicrous concoction
- elaborate concoction
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Edible
Though often related to food, 'concoction' can describe any creative mixture - not meant for eating.
She used a concoction of household chemicals to clean the stain.
Pro Tip 2/3Experimental Nature
'Concoction' suggests experimentation and the result could be unusual or surprising.
Clara is famous for her unusual concoctions in the kitchen.
Pro Tip 3/3Hint of Disapproval
Sometimes used to suggest that a mix is odd, risky, or not traditionally combined.
His latest concoction of fashion trends looked bizarre.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Edible
Though often related to food, 'concoction' can describe any creative mixture - not meant for eating.
She used a concoction of household chemicals to clean the stain.
Pro Tip 2/3Experimental Nature
'Concoction' suggests experimentation and the result could be unusual or surprising.
Clara is famous for her unusual concoctions in the kitchen.
Pro Tip 3/3Hint of Disapproval
Sometimes used to suggest that a mix is odd, risky, or not traditionally combined.
His latest concoction of fashion trends looked bizarre.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Edible
Though often related to food, 'concoction' can describe any creative mixture - not meant for eating.
She used a concoction of household chemicals to clean the stain.
Pro Tip 2/3Experimental Nature
'Concoction' suggests experimentation and the result could be unusual or surprising.
Clara is famous for her unusual concoctions in the kitchen.
Pro Tip 3/3Hint of Disapproval
Sometimes used to suggest that a mix is odd, risky, or not traditionally combined.
His latest concoction of fashion trends looked bizarre.
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The history of the world...
These mountains of maize inspired numerous corn concoctions. Cornstarch could be used as a thickening agent for everything from gasoline to glue or processed into a low-cost sweetener known as High-Fructose Corn Syrup. Maize quickly became one of the cheapest animal feeds worldwide. This allowed for inexpensive meat production,
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Creativity is a remix PIPE...
he transformed them, he combined them with new lyrics which were frequently their own concoction of previous stuff. Now, American copyright and patent laws run counter to this notion that we build on the work of others. Instead, these laws and laws around the world
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Louise Fresco on feeding...
which is very strange. It is the basic, most fundamental food that we've had in the last ten thousand years. Wheat is the most important crop -- the first crop we domesticated and the most important crop we still grow today. But this is now this strange concoction
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Embrace the remix -...
new lyrics which were frequently their own concoction of previous stuff now American copyright and patent laws run counter to this notion that we build on the work of others instead these laws and laws around the world use the rather awkward analogy of property
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Selling Survival:...
old full of heavy metals bromine toxic chlorine whatever it is 22 year old deep two year old for walk it's supposed to change your core water my god portal in here and we're gonna mix this little special concoction of filthy dirt from the parking lot
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Caring For A Sickly Baby...
those two pieces of information go along with either a pretty marked infection or severe inflammation but since his white blood cell count is so high he is going to get started on this tasty little concoction i have here okay sweetheart
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Great White Amy PIPE...
Todd checks his special concoction still flowing below so far no sharks or any sea life seem interested while they've yet to find live great whites on the journey they discovered a microcosm that should support the species you got an
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The history of chocolate...
of the native cacao tree. The earliest records tell us the beans were ground and mixed with cornmeal and chili peppers to create a drink - not a relaxing cup of hot cocoa, but a bitter, invigorating concoction frothing with foam.
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Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
gonna mention any names he eventually collected all his chimpanzee gorilla concoctions in this garden and sent them off because no one would listen to him he paid a huge amount of money to send them off to
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The Venus Fly Trap’s...
tightens the trap making its situation worse the trap now becomes a kind of stomach as digestive enzymes are released into the sealed space this acidic concoction allows the venus
Video examples
The history of the world...
These mountains of maize inspired numerous corn concoctions. Cornstarch could be used as a thickening agent for everything from gasoline to glue or processed into a low-cost sweetener known as High-Fructose Corn Syrup. Maize quickly became one of the cheapest animal feeds worldwide. This allowed for inexpensive meat production,
Video examples
Creativity is a remix PIPE...
he transformed them, he combined them with new lyrics which were frequently their own concoction of previous stuff. Now, American copyright and patent laws run counter to this notion that we build on the work of others. Instead, these laws and laws around the world
Video examples
Louise Fresco on feeding...
which is very strange. It is the basic, most fundamental food that we've had in the last ten thousand years. Wheat is the most important crop -- the first crop we domesticated and the most important crop we still grow today. But this is now this strange concoction
Video examples
Embrace the remix -...
new lyrics which were frequently their own concoction of previous stuff now American copyright and patent laws run counter to this notion that we build on the work of others instead these laws and laws around the world use the rather awkward analogy of property
Video examples
Selling Survival:...
old full of heavy metals bromine toxic chlorine whatever it is 22 year old deep two year old for walk it's supposed to change your core water my god portal in here and we're gonna mix this little special concoction of filthy dirt from the parking lot
Video examples
Caring For A Sickly Baby...
those two pieces of information go along with either a pretty marked infection or severe inflammation but since his white blood cell count is so high he is going to get started on this tasty little concoction i have here okay sweetheart
Video examples
Great White Amy PIPE...
Todd checks his special concoction still flowing below so far no sharks or any sea life seem interested while they've yet to find live great whites on the journey they discovered a microcosm that should support the species you got an
Video examples
The history of chocolate...
of the native cacao tree. The earliest records tell us the beans were ground and mixed with cornmeal and chili peppers to create a drink - not a relaxing cup of hot cocoa, but a bitter, invigorating concoction frothing with foam.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
gonna mention any names he eventually collected all his chimpanzee gorilla concoctions in this garden and sent them off because no one would listen to him he paid a huge amount of money to send them off to
Video examples
The Venus Fly Trap’s...
tightens the trap making its situation worse the trap now becomes a kind of stomach as digestive enzymes are released into the sealed space this acidic concoction allows the venus
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Quote examples
Larry Hagman
American Actor
I have this wonderful personal chef who sources and stocks all my organic produce and I basically live on five smoothies a day. I'm totally vegan. I blend this green concoction with kale, cucumber, broccoli, string beans, avocado. My protein comes from protein powder. There is absolutely no milk, butter, cheese.
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Bee Wilson
British Journalist
The danger of growing up surrounded by endless sweet and salty industrial concoctions is not that we are innately incapable of resisting them but that the more frequently we eat them, especially in childhood, the more they train us to expect all food to taste this way.
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Joanna Scott
American Author
When we really start searching for the truth in stories, we can find it everywhere, not just in sincere confessions but in the deliberate lies and imagined possibilities, the magic and fantasy, and all the other unreal elements that go into the concoction of identity.
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Laura van den Berg
American Writer
Youth is such a fascinating and volatile concoction of vulnerability, dependence, restlessness, relentlessness. You're still learning the terms of the world and of the self, in a very immediate way.
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Kimberly Schlapman
American Musician
When I was a child, I pretended that I had my own cooking show. I would stand at the kitchen counter with an empty bowl and spoon and talk in a silly voice, explaining the concoction I was creating.
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Brad Pitt
Actor
Perhaps we don't need these religious concoctions to pillow the fear of death. Just the fact that there is an unknown, and something greater, can bring a feeling of peace. That's enough for me.
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Jedediah Bila
American Entertainer
Any drug that alters a female's hormonal composition is a big deal. I have written about my journey with hormonal concoctions, and I assure you that they are nothing to be taken lightly.
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Tim Pratt
American Writer
Once, my writing-avoidance behavior involved me mixing up a cleaning concoction and getting some ancient stains out of the carpet. My wife liked that one.
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Yami Gautam
Indian Actress
I'm a believer in home-made recipes and concoctions, so I stick to natural or herbal products as much as I can. I also meditate regularly to de-stress.
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Floriana Lima
American Actress
Any kind of peanut butter/chocolate concoction is my jam.
Quote examples
Larry Hagman
American Actor
I have this wonderful personal chef who sources and stocks all my organic produce and I basically live on five smoothies a day. I'm totally vegan. I blend this green concoction with kale, cucumber, broccoli, string beans, avocado. My protein comes from protein powder. There is absolutely no milk, butter, cheese.
Quote examples
Bee Wilson
British Journalist
The danger of growing up surrounded by endless sweet and salty industrial concoctions is not that we are innately incapable of resisting them but that the more frequently we eat them, especially in childhood, the more they train us to expect all food to taste this way.
Quote examples
Joanna Scott
American Author
When we really start searching for the truth in stories, we can find it everywhere, not just in sincere confessions but in the deliberate lies and imagined possibilities, the magic and fantasy, and all the other unreal elements that go into the concoction of identity.
Quote examples
Laura van den Berg
American Writer
Youth is such a fascinating and volatile concoction of vulnerability, dependence, restlessness, relentlessness. You're still learning the terms of the world and of the self, in a very immediate way.
Quote examples
Kimberly Schlapman
American Musician
When I was a child, I pretended that I had my own cooking show. I would stand at the kitchen counter with an empty bowl and spoon and talk in a silly voice, explaining the concoction I was creating.
Quote examples
Brad Pitt
Actor
Perhaps we don't need these religious concoctions to pillow the fear of death. Just the fact that there is an unknown, and something greater, can bring a feeling of peace. That's enough for me.
Quote examples
Jedediah Bila
American Entertainer
Any drug that alters a female's hormonal composition is a big deal. I have written about my journey with hormonal concoctions, and I assure you that they are nothing to be taken lightly.
Quote examples
Tim Pratt
American Writer
Once, my writing-avoidance behavior involved me mixing up a cleaning concoction and getting some ancient stains out of the carpet. My wife liked that one.
Quote examples
Yami Gautam
Indian Actress
I'm a believer in home-made recipes and concoctions, so I stick to natural or herbal products as much as I can. I also meditate regularly to de-stress.
Quote examples
Floriana Lima
American Actress
Any kind of peanut butter/chocolate concoction is my jam.
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