'Concoction' definitions:

Definition of 'concoction'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" [syn: concoction, mixture, intermixture]
noun
An occurrence of an unusual mixture; "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"
noun
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"
noun
The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components [syn: confection, concoction]

Definition of 'Concoction'

From: GCIDE
  • Concoction \Con*coc"tion\, n. [L. concoctio.]
  • 1. A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients; also, the food or compound thus prepared. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination. --Donne. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Med.) Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 5. The act of perfecting or maturing. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'concoction'

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Words containing 'Concoction'