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 concoction concoction /kənˈkɑːkʃən/

noun

  1. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components  ( concoction , confection )
    the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
  2. The invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose  ( concoction )
    the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
      His testimony was a concoction
    his testimony was a concoction
      She has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories
    she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories
  3. An occurrence of an unusual mixture  ( concoction )
    an occurrence of an unusual mixture
      It suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction
    it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction
  4. Any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients  ( concoction , intermixture , mixture )
    any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
      He volunteered to taste her latest concoction
    he volunteered to taste her latest concoction
      He drank a mixture of beer and lemonade
    he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade


 gar gar /ˈgɑːr/

noun

  1. Elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters  ( billfish , gar , needlefish )
    elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
  2. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth  ( billfish , gar , garfish , garpike , Lepisosteus osseus )
    primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth


 zebu zebu /ˈzeɪbuː/

noun

  1. Domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia  ( zebu )
    domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia
      In the Indian countryside, the zebu is commonly seen helping with farm tasks.
    In the Indian countryside, the zebu is commonly seen helping with farm tasks.


 Chicago Chicago /ʃəˈkɑːˌgoʊ/

noun

  1. () Largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan  ( Windy City , Chicago )
    largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
       They admired the iconic skyline of Chicago and took a boat tour on Lake Michigan.
    They admired the iconic skyline of Chicago and took a boat tour on Lake Michigan.
  2. A gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card  ( boodle , Chicago , Michigan , Newmarket , stops )
    a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card


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