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| admix |
to mix with or into something else; make an admixture with. |
| alloy |
to mix (metals with other metals or with nonmetals) to form an alloy. [1/5 definitions] |
| ammoniate |
to treat, combine, or mix with ammonia. [1/2 definitions] |
| beat |
to mix hard. [1/4 definitions] |
| blend |
to mix completely so that there no longer seem to be separate parts. [1/3 definitions] |
| butt in |
(informal) to mix into or intrude in other people's activities or conversation. |
| carburet |
to combine, mix, or charge with carbons or hydrocarbons, so as to increase the potential fuel energy. |
| commingle |
to mingle or blend; mix. |
| compound1 |
to mix or combine. [1/6 definitions] |
| confuse |
to cause misunderstanding, or to make understanding difficult or impossible; mix up; bewilder. [1/2 definitions] |
| dissolve |
to mix completely with a liquid. |
| emulsion |
a mixture consisting of drops or globules of one liquid suspended in another liquid that does not mix well with the first. [1/2 definitions] |
| Erlenmeyer flask |
a conical laboratory flask with a broad, flat base and a short, narrow neck, used to mix liquids by hand. |
| fold1 |
to mix in (a cooking ingredient) by gently and repeatedly scooping up part and turning it over the rest. [1/16 definitions] |
| food processor |
an electric kitchen appliance having a container with various blade attachments used to grind, grate, chop, slice, mix or otherwise prepare food. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. [1/3 definitions] |
| gas |
to treat or mix with gas. [1/14 definitions] |
| gorp |
a mixture of raisins, nuts, dry cereal, and the like eaten as a high-energy snack; trail mix. |
| hubbub |
a confusing mix of loud sounds such as voices; uproar. |
| integrate |
to bring together and mix into a whole. [1/2 definitions] |
| interlard |
to insert in various places; intersperse with; mix in (usu. fol. by "with"). |
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