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| gallimaufry |
a jumbled mixture; hodgepodge. |
| gas |
a flammable gas or mixture of gases, esp. when used for heating, cooking, or lighting. [1/14 definitions] |
| gasohol |
a mixture of gasoline with a small amount of ethyl alcohol, used esp. to power cars. |
| gel |
a non-separating chemical mixture that resembles jelly. (See colloid.) [1/3 definitions] |
| gorp |
a mixture of raisins, nuts, dry cereal, and the like eaten as a high-energy snack; trail mix. |
| gouache |
a technique of painting by using a mixture of opaque watercolors and a gum preparation. [1/3 definitions] |
| goulash |
any mixture of diverse elements. [1/2 definitions] |
| granola |
a dry, often baked mixture of grains, raisins, nuts, honey, and the like, eaten as a snack or breakfast cereal. |
| gravel |
a loose mixture of small stones, pebbles, and sometimes sand. [1/4 definitions] |
| grease paint |
theatrical makeup that is a mixture of grease and a pigment, used by clowns, stage actors, and the like. |
| grog |
any alcoholic drink, esp. a mixture of rum with water. |
| gum resin |
a mixture of gum and resin that exudes from certain trees and plants. |
| half-and-half |
a mixture of two things in equal portions, esp. milk and cream. [1/3 definitions] |
| hard sauce |
a sweet, creamy mixture of butter, confectioner's sugar, and rum or brandy that is often served over plum puddings, steamed cakes, and the like. |
| hodgepodge |
a confused, disorderly mixture or mess of diverse things; jumble. |
| ingredient |
one of the substances or elements in a mixture. [1/2 definitions] |
| internal-combustion engine |
an engine, esp. an automobile engine, that is powered by the heat and pressure produced by the burning of a mixture of fuel and air in a cylinder or cylinders. |
| kinnikinick |
a mixture of dried leaves, bark, and sometimes tobacco, formerly smoked by American Indians and pioneers. |
| malted milk |
a powdered mixture consisting mostly of dried milk and malted cereals, or a beverage made of this. |
| manicotti |
a dish of Italian origin that uses pasta usu. stuffed with a cheese mixture, topped with a tomato sauce, and baked. |
| mash |
a mixture of grain, meal, or the like in hot water, to be fed to farm animals. [2/5 definitions] |
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