mix
noun (COMBINE) /mɪks/Definition
B1 [C usually sing] a combination: There was an odd mix of people at Patrick's party. "She's studying physics and philosophy." "That's an interesting mix."Variety and mixturesMixing and mixturesGroups and collections of things › [C or U] something that is sold in the form of a powder to which a liquid, such as water, can be added later: cake/cement mixThe state of matter
(Definition of mix noun (COMBINE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all manner of sth idiom
- assorted adjective
- assortment noun
- chequered adjective (GOOD AND BAD)
- choice noun (VARIETY)
- crucible noun (MIX)
- jumble noun (MIXTURE)
- medley noun (MIXTURE)
- melting pot noun
- miscellaneous adjective
- miscellany noun (MIXTURE)
- mélange noun
- odds and ends noun
- of every stripe/of all stripes idiom
- panoply noun
- patchwork noun
- plurality noun (DIFFERENT)
- potpourri noun
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- variously adverb
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