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adjective
1.
put together or formed by mixing.
2.
composed of different constituents or elements: a mixed form of government.
3.
of different kinds combined: mixed nuts; mixed emotions.
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5.
EXPANDLaw. involving more than one issue or aspect: a mixed question of law and fact.
6.
Phonetics. (of a vowel) central.
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Mathematics. (of partial derivatives) of second or higher order and involving differentiation with respect to more than one variable.
8.
(of trains) composed of both passenger and freight cars.
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Logic. containing quantifiers of unlike kind.
10.
COLLAPSE(of a stock or commodity market) characterized by uneven price movements, with some prices rising and others falling.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English mixt < Latin mixtus, past participle of miscēre to mingle. Compare mix
1400–50; late Middle English mixt < Latin mixtus, past participle of miscēre to mingle. Compare mix
Related forms
mix·ed·ness, noun
well-mixed, adjective
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Mixed
is always a great word to know.
So is lien. Does it mean:
| the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation |
| the finding or answer of a jury given to the court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment |
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verb (used with object)
1.
to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
2.
to put together indiscriminately or confusedly (often followed by up).
3.
to combine, unite, or join: to mix business and pleasure.
4.
to add as an element or ingredient: Mix some salt into the flour.
5.
EXPANDto form or make by combining ingredients: to mix a cake; to mix mortar.
6.
to crossbreed.
7.
Movies.
a.
to combine, blend, edit, etc. (the various components of a soundtrack): to mix dialogue and sound effects.
b.
to complete the mixing process on (a film, soundtrack, etc.): an important movie that took months to mix.
8.
COLLAPSEto combine (two or more separate recordings or microphone signals) to make a single recording or composite signal.
verb (used without object)
9.
to become mixed: a paint that mixes easily with water.
10.
to associate or mingle, as in company: to mix with the other guests at a party.
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to be crossbred, or of mixed breeding.
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Boxing. to exchange blows vigorously and aggressively: The crowd jeered as the fighters clinched, refusing to mix.
noun
Verb phrases13.
an act or instance of mixing.
14.
the result of mixing; mixture: cement mix; an odd mix of gaiety and sadness.
15.
a commercially prepared blend of ingredients to which usually only a liquid must be added to make up the total of ingredients necessary or obtain the desired consistency: a cake mix; muffin mix.
16.
mixer (def. 4).
17.
EXPANDthe proportion of ingredients in a mixture; formula: a mix of two to one.
18.
Informal. a mess or muddle; mix-up.
19.
COLLAPSEMusic. an electronic blending of tracks or sounds made to produce a recording.
20.
mix down, to mix the tracks of an existing recording to make a new recording with fewer tracks: the four-track tape was mixed down to stereo.
21.
Idiommix up,
a.
to confuse completely, especially to mistake one person or thing for another: The teacher was always mixing up the twins.
b.
to involve or entangle.
22.
mix it up, Slang.
a.
to engage in a quarrel.
b.
Also, mix it.to fight with the fists.
Origin:
1470–80; back formation from mixt mixed
1470–80; back formation from mixt mixed
Related forms
mix·a·ble, adjective
mix·a·bil·i·ty, mix·a·ble·ness, noun
o·ver·mix, verb
un·mix, verb (used with object)
un·mix·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1, 9. commingle, jumble, unite, amalgamate, fuse. Mix, blend, combine, mingle concern the bringing of two or more things into more or less intimate association. Mix is the general word for such association: to mix fruit juices. Blend implies such a harmonious joining of two or more types of colors, feelings, etc., that the new product formed displays some of the qualities of each: to blend fragrances or whiskeys. Combine implies such a close or intimate union that distinction between the parts is lost: to combine forces. Mingle usually suggests retained identity of the parts: to mingle voices. 9. coalesce. 14. concoction; formula.
1, 9. commingle, jumble, unite, amalgamate, fuse. Mix, blend, combine, mingle concern the bringing of two or more things into more or less intimate association. Mix is the general word for such association: to mix fruit juices. Blend implies such a harmonious joining of two or more types of colors, feelings, etc., that the new product formed displays some of the qualities of each: to blend fragrances or whiskeys. Combine implies such a close or intimate union that distinction between the parts is lost: to combine forces. Mingle usually suggests retained identity of the parts: to mingle voices. 9. coalesce. 14. concoction; formula.
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Word Origin & History
mix
1530s, back-formation from M.E. myxte (late 15c.), from Anglo-Fr. mixte, from L. mixtus, pp. of miscere "to mix," from PIE *meik- "to mix" (cf. Skt. misrah "mixed," Gk. misgein "to mix, mingle," O.C.S. meso, mesiti "to mix," Rus. meshat, Lith. maisau "to mix, mingle," Welsh mysgu). Also borrowed in O.E.
EXPANDas miscian. The noun is attested from 1580s. Mixed marriage is from 1698 (originally in a religious context; racial sense was in use by 1942 in U.S., though mixed breed in ref. to mulattoes is found by 1775). Mixed bag "heterogeneous collection" is from 1936. Mixed up "confused" is from 1862; mix-up "confusion" first recorded 1898.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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