English noun: mix | |||
1. | mix (food) a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients | ||
Synonyms | premix | ||
Broader (hypernym) | concoction, intermixture, mixture | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ready-mix, self-raising flour, self-rising flour | ||
2. | mix (event) an event that combines things in a mixture | ||
Samples | A gradual mixture of cultures. | ||
Synonyms | mixture | ||
Broader (hypernym) | combine, combining | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blend, concoction | ||
3. | mix (act) the act of mixing together | ||
Samples | Paste made by a mix of flour and water. The mixing of sound channels in the recording studio. | ||
Synonyms | admixture, commixture, intermixture, mixing, mixture | ||
Broader (hypernym) | combination, combining, compounding | ||
English verb: mix | |||
1. | mix (change) mix together different elements | ||
Samples | The colors blend well. | ||
Synonyms | blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | absorb, accrete, admix, alloy, blend in, conjugate, gauge, meld, melt, mix in, syncretise, syncretize | ||
2. | mix (social) open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups | ||
Samples | This school is completely desegregated. | ||
Synonyms | desegregate, integrate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Antonyms | segregate | ||
3. | mix (change) combine (electronic signals) | ||
Samples | Mixing sounds. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | combine, compound | ||
4. | mix (change) add as an additional element or part | ||
Samples | Mix water into the drink. | ||
Synonyms | mix in | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | add | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dash | ||
5. | mix (contact) to bring or combine together or with something else | ||
Samples | Resourcefully he mingled music and dance. | ||
Synonyms | amalgamate, commix, mingle, unify | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aggregate, blend, combine, combine, compound, concoct, immingle, intermingle, intermix | ||
6. | mix (contact) mix so as to make a random order or arrangement | ||
Samples | Shuffle the cards. | ||
Synonyms | ruffle, shuffle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | manipulate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cut, reshuffle, riffle | ||